California drought causing valley land to sink

Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 08:00 in Earth & Climate

As Californians continue pumping groundwater in response to the historic drought, the California Department of Water Resources has released a new NASA report showing land in the San Joaquin Valley is sinking faster than ever before, nearly 2 inches (5 centimeters) per month in some locations.

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