Fossil water

RobertSmalls · 09-27-11, 08:26 PM

Here's a fun artice:

Can pumping too much groundwater raise sea level?

There are a number of aquifers in the world that are being drained faster than they are being replenished. This is known as "water mining". Obviously, it can't go on forever, but in some cases, there is enough water to last for centuries, and I'm pretty confident that we'll have cheap solar desalination by then.

The answer to the question in the title of the article is that we've pumped enough fossil water since 1900 to raise sea level about 12.6mm. Incidentally, we've stored enough water in dams and reservoirs to more than offset that.

Here's one of the largest-scale water mining operations, which I hope continues to provide water for a long time:
Great Manmade River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

09-27-11, 08:26 PM	#1
RobertSmalls Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 344 Thanks: 3 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Fossil water Here's a fun artice: Can pumping too much groundwater raise sea level? There are a number of aquifers in the world that are being drained faster than they are being replenished. This is known as "water mining". Obviously, it can't go on forever, but in some cases, there is enough water to last for centuries, and I'm pretty confident that we'll have cheap solar desalination by then. The answer to the question in the title of the article is that we've pumped enough fossil water since 1900 to raise sea level about 12.6mm. Incidentally, we've stored enough water in dams and reservoirs to more than offset that. Here's one of the largest-scale water mining operations, which I hope continues to provide water for a long time: Great Manmade River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia