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That Sinking Feeling About Groundwater in Texas
Posted by Sandra Postel of National Geographic's Freshwater Initiative in Water Currents on July 19, 2012
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In case we need another example of the disturbing ramifications of extreme drought for our future water security, we can look to recent news out of northwest Texas. The High Plains Water District, based in Lubbock, recently reported that the 2011-12 drought drove groundwater levels in its sixteen-county service area to drop an average of…
