depletion

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The Medicare report is no less sobering, with the Hospital Insurance trust fund, otherwise known as Medicare Part A, scheduled for depletion in 2033, when revenues are expected to cover 89% of incurred program costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Researchers say sand mining and groundwater depletion have weakened its ability to cool the surrounding landscape, creating a vicious cycle in which water scarcity and extreme temperatures reinforce one another.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The Social Security trust fund is projected to face depletion sometime between roughly 2033 and 2035, depending on a variety of assumptions.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

By comparison, fruit stored at 30°C showed early thinning of cell walls, starch depletion, and eventual cell collapse.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Although there are many doubters and naysayers, today there is widespread agreement among scientists that the environmental crises threatening the planet are climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, and degraded water quality.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler