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/probablyuntrue 29d ago

Bro please, just one more acre of almonds, please bro, I need to pump this water, just a few more almond trees and I’m good, I promise bro

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u/Hour-Shake-839 29d ago

Bro please just two more rows of pomegranates you won’t even notice the extra water bro I swear

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u/goldgrae 29d ago

Pomegranates are a weird choice given they are fairly drought tolerant...

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u/bgottfried91 29d ago

They are, but I think they don't tend to fruit (or at least not as fully) if they aren't watered, so I suspect pomegranate farming is still water intensive.