• SheeEttin@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yeah but how long does that take, compared to how long the environmental destruction takes?

    • Ertebolle@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      It sounds from the article like the environmental destruction has been going on for decades and that it’s already affecting crop output in some places.

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          1 year ago

          California has areas that have sunk 8+ feet. This is because agriculture dug down past the first water table into the second to feed rich, water-hungry crops like almond trees.

          It’s been worrisome for a long time, but bug ag had the ear of the feds so did what it wanted.