aquifer
Example Sentences
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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
Low lying river valleys and areas on chalk aquifers - such as the Salisbury Plains - are most prone to groundwater flooding.
From BBC
“There’s a climate change use case—you can track the depletion of aquifers, which can predict when droughts are going to happen,” the CEO continued.
From Barron's
Many rivers, lakes, aquifers and wetlands have been pushed past “tipping points” and cannot bounce back, the report says.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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