Humans are depleting groundwater faster than in the past 40 years, but places like Saudi Arabia and Thailand have figured out how to boost their freshwater reserves

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A man stands in a deep hole in the ground, collecting groundwater to water a cow shown on the right.
In about a third of the aquifers analyzed, researchers found that depletion has been more severe in the 21st century than in the last 20 years of the previous one.

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Meet the 27-year-old 'water buffalo' negotiating California's claim to the evaporating Colorado River

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John Brooks Hamby is in charge of California's negotiations to the Colorado River.

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A small group of farms in California use more water than entire cities, and it's mostly going to a single crop, according to a new report

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An aerial photo taken of the Colorado river.
The Colorado River flows into Lake Mead.

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San Diego temporarily solved its water crisis by turning ocean water into fresh water. But desalination won't work everywhere.

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A young girl plays in a fountain in Fountain Valley, California, about 60 miles from the Carlsbad desalination plant.

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Las Vegas is asking companies that want to move or expand there to show how much water they plan to use

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An aerial view of historically low water levels in Lake Mead that is located along the border of Nevada and Arizona.
The water level in Lake Mead, which serves southern Nevada, has been historically low due to prolonged drought

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