ORIGINAL TEXT: Groundwater contributes to farmers’ economic stability by providing a buffer to water supply variability. However, over-reliance on groundwater has led to overdraft, which threatens its long-term sustainability
PARAPHRASE A: Farmers have relied too much on groundwater as a way to guard against differences in the availability of water for crops. Unfortunately, this reliance has created water scarcity.
PARAPHRASE B: Farmers are using too much groundwater, and now the groundwater is running out, which means that it might not be available much longer.
