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Groundwater is rapidly declining across the globe. What's the impact?

A new study in Science Advances shows that groundwater depletion is rapidly accelerating, creating areas of “mega-drying” in regions that heavily depend on groundwater for their drinking supplies.

We speak to Rebecca McCarthy, climate news reporting fellow at Grist, about what climate and political impacts this could have.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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