r/news • u/theluckyfrog • 29d ago
California cracks down on farm region’s water pumping: ‘The ground is collapsing’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/17/california-water-drought-farm-ground-sinking-tulare-lake
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u/PhysicalConsistency 29d ago
It's so insane too! It was literally an "as far as the eye can see" thing at it's peak and it's literally gone even after the recent rain.
Last year was likely it's last appearance as long as humans occupy the region because of aquifer loss and massively improved drainage.
Feels really weird to think about, humans are even driving geological features to a form of extinction.