Thank you for writing about this. Weather patterns, even when not obviously extreme, have been disrupted. For instance, in the NE of the US, there are fewer days of blah-blah rain, you know, wet but not intense. Instead we have huge downpours. City dwellers who have municipal water pumped in from reservoirs may be less aware of the effect of this weather pattern than ex-urban and rural folks who rely on wells on their properties. Since sometimes it doesn't rain for two weeks or more at a time, the ground becomes dry and can't absorb as much water. Thus the well-levels go down. The huge amount of water from these heavy rain events runs off, eventually getting into the ocean, which contributes to the rising water levels there. I believe that water levels in NYC are about normal — about 4% below normal — but people who have their own wells are concerned.
Thank you for writing about this. Weather patterns, even when not obviously extreme, have been disrupted. For instance, in the NE of the US, there are fewer days of blah-blah rain, you know, wet but not intense. Instead we have huge downpours. City dwellers who have municipal water pumped in from reservoirs may be less aware of the effect of this weather pattern than ex-urban and rural folks who rely on wells on their properties. Since sometimes it doesn't rain for two weeks or more at a time, the ground becomes dry and can't absorb as much water. Thus the well-levels go down. The huge amount of water from these heavy rain events runs off, eventually getting into the ocean, which contributes to the rising water levels there. I believe that water levels in NYC are about normal — about 4% below normal — but people who have their own wells are concerned.