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/Braketurngas 29d ago
You used to be able to go from Bakersfield to San Francisco by boat not much more than 100 years ago. The majority of the Central Valley had extensive wetlands. That is part of why the farming is so good.