Too much groundwater pumping is draining many of the world’s rivers
Over half of pumped watersheds could pass a critical ecological threshold by 2050
![Ganges River](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/100819_JL_groundwater_feat.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
Excessive pumping from groundwater that feeds rivers, like the Ganges River (shown), is harming river ecosystems around the world.
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