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In the western United States, a long drought reduced mountain snowpack

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and river flows, causing heavy reliance on aquifers for crop irrigation

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and severe depletion of freshwater resources.

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Precipitation measurements together with GRACE data show how

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natural variations in the weather and unsustainable rates of water use

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conspired to deplete groundwater in California.