<div class='node-body'><p><span class="image-full" style="width: 540px"><img alt="" border="0" src="/sites/commondreams.org/files/imce-images/water_reservoirs.jpg" style="width: 540px; height: 258px;" title="Degree to which aquifers important for farming are under stress. (Gleeson, T. et al.)" /><span class="caption">Degree to which aquifers important for farming are under stress. (Gleeson, T. et al.)</span></span>Almost one-quarter of the world&rsquo;s population lives in regions where groundwater is being used up faster than it can be replenished, concludes a comprehensive <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/demand-for-water-outstrips-supply-1.11143">global analysis</a> of groundwater depletion, published this week in <i>Nature.</i></p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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