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U.S. Drought Imperils Economy in California’s Farm Country
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has cut the water allocations for many to zero this year.
Last year, when the latest dry spell began, the same farmers were allocated 20% of what they are contracted to receive annually.
Growers are paying four times normal prices for water and letting almond trees die as federal government cuts or ends water allocations
Drought is afflicting 88% of the American West, up from 40% a year ago
WSJ 21 May 2021
https://www.wsj.com/articles/drought-imperils-economy-in-californias-farm-country-11621589407
Drought-stricken western states face a water crisis and another dangerous fire season
MarketWatch May 15, 2021
In California, dry soils and a warmer than average spring this year caused an “historic and unanticipated” reduction in the volume of water flowing into the state’s major reservoirs, several of which were “extremely low,”
Average rainfall during the past 30 years also decreased in parts of the west of the country while increasing elsewhere, NOAA found.
FT 14 May 2021
https://www.ft.com/content/ae129704-b9db-4609-a81d-ff34575af2bc
NOAA
https://www.noaa.gov/news-features
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