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Iran among 'world's most extreme subsidence hotspots' with some areas sinking up to 1 foot per year. The extraction of water from aquifers in Iran is causing an area the size of Maryland to sink, exposing an estimated 650,000 people to the risks of subsidence and freshwater depletion.

Global Water Supplies Threatened by Overmining of Aquifers: New Study

Even epic rainfall may not be enough to refill SoCal’s aquifers

Many but not all of the world’s aquifers are losing water