Abrupt transition to irreversible damage in the overdrafted Sacramento Valley aquifer system
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceGroundwater extraction can cause both reversible and irreversible ground deformation, with the latter leading to permanent land subsidence and loss of groundwater storage capacity. Satellite observations of land surface deformation reveal that ...
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