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Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?

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Can technology help us find groundwater without digging bore holes?

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Why do people favour groundwater to surface water sources?

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What happens if groundwater is depleted too fast?

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Can groundwater be over a thousand years old?

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How is a rising sea level a problem for coastal communities?

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1: Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?
No
1: Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?
Yes
1: Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?
We won't know for 40 to 50 years
2: Can technology help us find groundwater without digging bore holes?
No
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2: Can technology help us find groundwater without digging bore holes?
Yes
3: Why do people favour groundwater to surface water sources?
Access to surface water is often limited for many due to land ownership
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3: Why do people favour groundwater to surface water sources?
They don't - lakes and rivers provide a much more reliable supply
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3: Why do people favour groundwater to surface water sources?
The cleaning effect from filtration through the subsurface makes groundwater much safer
4: What happens if groundwater is depleted too fast?
The land subsides and a shallow lake forms
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4: What happens if groundwater is depleted too fast?
The land subsides and dries out
4: What happens if groundwater is depleted too fast?
Water pressure drops, but in principle the aquifer is always there
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5: Can groundwater be over a thousand years old?
No
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5: Can groundwater be over a thousand years old?
Yes
6: How is a rising sea level a problem for coastal communities?
Because of saltwater intrusion into the coastal aquifers
6: How is a rising sea level a problem for coastal communities?
It isn't - as long as the aquifer is healthy, there will always be enough pressure to hold back the seawater
6: How is a rising sea level a problem for coastal communities?
It is actually a positive, because there will be greater pressure in wells further inland