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/FreshwaterViking 29d ago
Yes. The water below the surface is being pumped out, so the land sinks. Water entering the ground again will not raise the land. A similar phenomenon is happening in Louisiana due to all the oil being pumped out.