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As drought-desperate California sinks, risk of flood rises

Clip: 10/7/2015 | 6m 43s

As drought-desperate California sinks, the risk of flood is rising

California is sinking, and sinking fast. As desperate farmers have turned to drilling to keep their crops green, the removal of groundwater is making the land settle inches lower at a sharp pace. In the Central Valley, that geological drop is actually increasing the flood risk. Nathan Halverson of Reveal for the Center of Investigative Reporting reports in conjunction with KQED.

10/07/2015 | Rating NR

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