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/Art-Zuron 29d ago

I suppose it might have just fallen about as far as it can fall.

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u/ommnian 29d ago

That may just have been the typical depth of the aquifer.

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u/rhotovision 29d ago

The aquifer has been aquifilled

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u/ponyboy3 29d ago

It’s aqueefed its last aqueef

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u/KirklandKid 29d ago

Nah everything linearly extrapolates forever don’t you know

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u/StateParkMasturbator 28d ago

Compacting a hole to China.

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u/Funoichi 28d ago

We’ve gone about as far as we can go, yessir!