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Groundwater extraction causes measurable sea level rise.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that groundwater extraction causes measurable sea level rise?

Unclear. Several reference sources state that groundwater extraction causes land subsidence, which raises water levels relative to the coast, but none measures a contribution to global sea level rise. The evidence covers only the local subsidence mechanism, not the claim's measurable sea level rise.

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Evidence for · 5
Sea level rise - Wikipedia
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Sea level rise - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level_rise

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Water extraction
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Water extraction. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_extraction

The causes of sea-level rise since 1900
2020
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Thomas, F., Felix, L., & Lambert, C. (2020). The causes of sea-level rise since 1900. authors.library.caltech.edu. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2591-3

environmentalgeologycarlawmontgomery
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environmentalgeologycarlawmontgomery. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/environmentalgeologycarlawmontgomery

Sea level rises when land sinks | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Sea level rises when land sinks | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. (n.d.). whoi.edu. https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/sea-level-rises-when-land-sinks/

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