Shrinking freshwater availability increasing land contribution to sea level rise (news.asu.edu)

Unlike climate change, this is a self correcting problem. We'll tap the last of the fresh water, and then no more sea level rise (from that source).

Problem solved, once and for all.

So they claim the majority of the water is ground water and also that it is due to climate change. But I thought I've seen other studies talking about how ground water is being depleted at a higher rate than it could be replaced, even using historical averages. This sounds more like a population/industrialization issue than a climate issue.

I’m not sure this title is completely correct

“The researchers identified the type of water loss on land, and for the first time, found that 68% came from groundwater alone — contributing more to sea level rise than glaciers and ice caps on land.”

They are saying the leading loss of water loss is from ground water. The largest contributor to sea level rise I would guess is still thermosteric sea level rise due to the ocean becoming warmer and less dense

See ipcc https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/chapter/chapter-9/

9.6.1 Global and Regional Sea Level Change in the Instrumental Era

In particular, Cross-Chapter 9.1, Figure 1 | Global Energy Inventory and Sea Level Budget. Panel b

EDIT: @dang could the submission title be changed to the article or journal article title?

“New global study shows freshwater is disappearing at alarming rates”

Or

“Unprecedented continental drying, shrinking freshwater availability, and increasing land contributions to sea level rise”

Interesting second order effect of global warming.

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Original title: "New global study shows freshwater is disappearing at alarming rates"

So go long on desalination tech?

The title gave me a stroke.

Recent and relevant video from Hank Green: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pThcIgJyNME

Sea level rise (#2) is a 'crisis' for absolutely no one.

I set an alarm for (#1), "Preparing for the low pressure 12ft tidal/storm surge or the 18ft tsunami that could arrive as early as tomorrow and probably will within 10 years, unless one is incredibly dumb or has never lived near the ocean."

I did not set an alarm for #2.

> “Continents are drying, freshwater availability is shrinking, and sea-level rise is accelerating.

Does anybody have any data about the accelerating sea-level rising? As a Dutch person I'm of course very interested in this, but I can't find any data that supports this.