irrigation

The Water Wars of Arizona

Homes in the Sulphur Springs Valley in Arizona stand just outside a corn field with a large irrigation system. Photo…

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Sinking land, poisoned water: the dark side of California’s mega farms

Farm fields along the path of the California aqueduct in the Central Valley, a region that produces a quarter of…

6 years ago

Water use in the USA, 2015

Although thermoelectric and irrigation are the dominant categories nationally, the county breakdown reveals regional variation. In the map below, you…

6 years ago

The Valley floor is sinking, and it’s crippling California’s ability to deliver water

Completed during Harry Truman’s presidency, the Friant-Kern Canal has been a workhorse in California’s elaborate man-made water-delivery network. It’s a…

6 years ago

Beekeeping preserves wetlands in Algeria

The Wetlands Complex of Guerbès-Sanhadja in Algeria. With an area of 42,100 hectares and 40 million m3 of water reserves…

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