Humanity is Rapidly Depleting Water and Much of the World is Getting Drier

The Los Angeles Times - September 3, 2025

• New research based on 22 years of satellite data shows vast areas of the world are losing fresh water and getting drier. These regions include much of the American West, Mexico, Central America and the Middle East.
  

• The depletion of groundwater accounts for an estimated 68% of the water loss in the world's drying regions. And the total water loss in these regions now surpasses mountain glacial melt as a contributor t sea level rise.

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