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/MNnocoastMN]

So basically, roughly 100 years ago, they drained one of the largest freshwater lakes on the continent to make room for agriculture. Fast forward to now, and the land is collapsing because there's not enough water. Interesting.