The withdrawal of groundwater in quantities greater than nature's ability to renew it is widespread in parts of the Arabian Peninsula, China, India, Mexico, the former Soviet Union and the United States.
从地下抽取的水量超过自然能够补充的能力,这种现象在阿拉伯半岛、中国、印度、墨西哥、前苏联和美国都很普遍。