environment

The world is drying.

In recent years, sea level rise seems to be, in large part, due to ground water leaching. NASA’s GRACE system measures change in earth’s mass to estimate water content showing massive amounts of drying in certain areas of the globe.

“Once in the oceans, of course, groundwater will never again be suitable for drinking and human use without expensive and energy-sucking treatment or through the natural cycle of evaporating and precipitating as rain. But even then, it may no longer fall where it is needed most.”