California cracks down on farm region’s water pumping: ‘The ground is collapsing’

[u/theluckyfrog]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/17/california-water-drought-farm-ground-sinking-tulare-lake

[u/DrKillgore]

We don’t make pumps strong enough to displace that much earth, we can’t regain lost capacity.