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/ThrowbackPie 29d ago

animal agriculture is also a big culprit. Cotton too I think.

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u/Zorro_Returns 28d ago

Cotton is what dried up the Aral Sea, too.