As drought-desperate California sinks, risk of flood rises

Name: As drought-desperate California sinks, risk of flood rises
Uploaded: 2015-10-08T00:39:31Z
Duration: P403S
Description: 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.

Clip: 10/07/2015 | 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.

Aired: 10/07/15

Rating: NR

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As drought-desperate California sinks, risk of flood rises

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