The United States has been pumping so much groundwater that the ground is beginning to split open across southwestern parts of the country for miles on end.
A national crisisThe Times investigated water levels at tens of thousands of sites across the US. It reported that the aquifers, which supply about 90% of US water systems, are being depleted so severely they may not be able to recover.
Aquifers could take centuries or even thousands of years to recover if they can recover at all, the Times reported.Our water use has been so consistent and extreme that it hasn't allowed enough time for rainwater to replenish underground aquifers, he said. is added into the mix, the makings of a"crisis" are well underway, University of Tulsa law professor and water expert Warigia Bowman told the Times.