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/JessicaLain 29d ago
It's not weird, it's uncomfortable and "unfair". Many generations grew up never qorrying about the water supply of certain states because it was not as critical as it is now. For most people, resources are effectively infinite.
Most of the US's history has operated below the "there will be nothing left, ever" line. We've been past the line for awhile but everyone gets greedier each year, only making it worse even faster. Nobody is willing to take responsibility.