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.
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As drought-desperate California sinks, risk of flood rises
Clip: 10/7/2015 | 6m 43s
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.
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