The United States added more than 3 million acres of irrigated farmland since 1997, but many Western states lost ground as water moved from farms to cities.
Tag: California drought
Satellites show the Sacramento Valley aquifer switched to permanent sinking in 2021, a shift wells never saw coming.
A late-season storm brought little relief to the West as low streamflows and worsening drought signal a difficult summer ahead for the Colorado River Basin.
California farmers and cities south of the Delta received higher Central Valley Project water allocations after improved reservoir storage and spring runoff conditions.
A new UC Riverside robot maps soil moisture tree by tree, helping farmers cut water use while protecting crops and reducing pollution.
Late December storms brought uneven drought relief across the Colorado River Basin, improving conditions in some areas while others grew drier.