aquifer
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Residents feared the project would strain the electrical grid and drain their local aquifer.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Hobbs pointed out that some residents’ wells have gone dry as water levels have plummeted in the Ranegras Plain, and that the land has been sinking as the aquifer is depleted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
In neighbouring Norway, the world's first commercial CO2 transport and storage service, dubbed Northern Lights, carried out its first CO2 injection in August into an aquifer 110 kilometers off Bergen on the western coast.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
Meanwhile, Hull aquifer levels were at 49.4% - up from 46.6%.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
“Where does all the water come from? The Court is on a hill, so where’s the aquifer or aqueduct to bring the water up?”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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This year, drought has not developed as quickly because heavy rainfall recharged our aquifers, rivers and reservoirs during a very wet autumn and winter.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Furthermore, the centers’ cooling systems need a lot of water, draining local aquifers and water tables, with the more efficient systems still requiring significant amounts.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Mining executives say the law was so broad and unclear that it prevented nearly all mining, including in areas without glaciers or with no connection to aquifers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
A new scientific study cites Arvin-Edison as one of dozens of areas where local efforts have managed to halt declines in water levels and allow aquifers to come back up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
And where the aquifers in question do not feed the original source stream system, a big subtraction is again involved.
From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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