In many cities, people pump out "Groundwater" using borewells. If we take out water faster than the rain can refill it, the "Water Table" drops. What is the most likely long-term result of this?

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• A The soil becomes extra fertile for farming.
• B Land subsidence (the ground actually sinking) and dried-up wells.
• C The ocean level will drop because all the water goes underground.
• D Rainwater will stop falling from the clouds.

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