Distribution of Ground Water Graphic Chart

Over the next 100 years the full impact that climate change is having on groundwater resources will become apparent in half of the world’s aquifers

The findings come from the first assessment of how long it could take groundwater to react to the impacts of climate change in different parts of the world. The regions most “sensitive” to changes in climate include humid and wet areas, such as the Amazon, Indonesia and parts of central Africa, the research shows. In…