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Changes in groundwater drought associated with anthropogenic warming
British Geological Survey, Maclean Building Crowmarsh Gifford,
Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
Benjamin P. Marchant
British Geological Survey, Environmental
Science Centre, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, NG12 5GD, UK
Andrew A. McKenzie
British Geological Survey, Maclean Building Crowmarsh Gifford,
Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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Short summary
Groundwater is susceptible to drought due to natural variations in climate; however, to date there is no evidence of a relationship between climate change and groundwater drought. Using two long groundwater level records from the UK, we document increases in frequency, magnitude and intensity and changes in duration of groundwater drought associated with climate warming and infer that, given the extent of shallow groundwater globally, warming may widely effect changes to groundwater droughts.
Groundwater is susceptible to drought due to natural variations in climate; however, to date...