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Areas of Heavy Groundwater Extraction

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Locations where groundwater systems experience levels of extraction exceeding recharge rates over a limited period of time

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A map shows areas of heavy groundwater extraction worldwide, marked with blue shaded dots. Highest extraction areas include the United States, Mexico, China, and India.

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Areas of Heavy Groundwater Extraction		Automobile Use			Coal Consumption (%)
Areas of Heavy Groundwater Extraction	Denver Basin	Class	Rank	Automobiles per 1000 people	Class	Rank	Percent of world consumption
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