The fastest sinking city in America is the town of Corcoran, California, home to about 20 000 people and known as "the farming capital" of the state. Agricultural groundwater pumping due to...
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A New Normal? Colorado Offers Impressive Drought Info Portal
"The new normal. What exactly does that mean? Ask a Colorado farmer and you are likely to hear a common word: dry," reads the agricultural "drought stories" section of an interactive information...
California | Drought Hits the Post-Covid Economy and Job Market
When it comes to food production in the United States, California ranks No. 1. But to produce food, farmers need water -- and the drought this year is packing a nasty punch. As of May 11, the...
Arizona | Safe Yield Not So Great, Reports Morrison Institute
ASU's Morrison Institute for Public Policy has published its report titled "The Myth of Safe Yield," raising challenges to the State's 40-year Groundwater Management Act. The report is co-authored...