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In areas where unchecked pumping from wells severely depletes aquifers, once-thriving wetlands and forests can dry up and die.

But some analysts, consumer advocates and lawmakers say the apps are actually payday loans in a new tech wrapper, and that they can trap users in an endless cycle of borrowing that depletes their earnings.

If overwork depletes us, forcing us to abandon our personal lives, then, Jude seems to suggest, our last defense might be to build brand-new selves, ones that are too outrageous and furious to be denied.

As the plankton eventually die and decompose, the process depletes the Gulf's water of oxygen -- a condition called hypoxia -- and creates a dead zone for sea creatures like fish and shrimp.

In addition to the significant carbon footprint of this process, another drawback to chemical fertilizers is that long-term use eventually depletes the nutrients in the soil.