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Northern India Rapidly Depleting its Groundwater Due to Excessive Irrigation; Major Water Crisis Looms If Trend Continues

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Although future climate change is expected to intensify the precipitation and thus increase water availability in this region, evaporation will likely also increase due to the warmer climate. Groundwater demand is expected to grow many fold in coming years, with increasing agricultural growth and industrialization. Tiwari et al.

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