Groundwater depletion has a notable effect on the earth’s rotation, causing a shift of 4.36 centimetres annually from 1993 to 2010. The countries most affected by water scarcity, leading to excessive groundwater usage, are India and the US. According to a study published in Geophysical Research Letter, the melting of polar ice caps and glaciers are actually the root cause of sea level rise, but groundwater depletion caused by irrigation has also been suggested as a significant anthropogenic factor in sea level rise. Scientists have found that humans have extracted…

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