A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return
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Re: A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return
#2You all knew how it was going to end, for decades, and did nothing.
https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/location-maximum-land-subs...
Re: A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return
#3You all knew how it was going to end, for decades, and did nothing. https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/location-maximum-land-subs...
I think it’s somewhat fortunate when these aquifers permanently compress, it takes the land out of agriculture production as a sort of forced conservation, because in many ways, humans cannot be trusted to be responsible stewards of such a natural finite resource.
https://uttoncenter.unm.edu/resources/2026-06-1-update-paper...
https://www.organicproducenetwork.com/organic-growers/califo...
Re: A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return
#4You all knew how it was going to end, for decades, and did nothing. https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/location-maximum-land-subs...
I think it’s somewhat fortunate when these aquifers permanently compress, it takes the land out of agriculture production as a sort of forced conservation, because in many ways, humans cannot be trusted to be responsible stewards of such a natural finite resource. https://uttoncenter.unm.edu/resources/2026-06-1-update-paper... https://www.organicproducenetwork.com/organic-growers/califo...
? The land isn't conserved if you can't use it?
Re: A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return
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Re: A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think it’s somewhat fortunate when these aquifers permanently compress, it takes the land out of agriculture production as a sort of forced conservation, because in many ways, humans cannot be trusted to be responsible stewards of such a natural finite resource. https://uttoncenter.unm.edu/resources/2026-06-1-update-paper... https://www.organicproducenetwork.com/organic-growers/califo...
? The land isn't conserved if you can't use it?
Conservation is basically defined as being unused by humans.
Re: A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think it’s somewhat fortunate when these aquifers permanently compress, it takes the land out of agriculture production as a sort of forced conservation, because in many ways, humans cannot be trusted to be responsible stewards of such a natural finite resource. https://uttoncenter.unm.edu/resources/2026-06-1-update-paper... https://www.organicproducenetwork.com/organic-growers/califo...
? The land isn't conserved if you can't use it?
The land is conserved by not being farmed.
Re: A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
? The land isn't conserved if you can't use it?
Conservation is basically defined as being unused by humans.
Uh...they're just going to pave it and throw something over it.
Edit- To be clear maybe not specifically in this case, but "oops we've ruined this ecosystem to the point we can't farm it" rarely ends with "better move down the road and let nature reclaim it". It's a lot more "cool now we can put strip malls/data centers/whatever here"
Re: A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return
#9I see parallels between water rights "xxx acre feet per year" without regard for how much water is incoming, and pension funds where they simply declare how much will be paid out.
I really can't tell the difference between people being uncaring or just stupid about either.
Re: A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return
#10You all knew how it was going to end, for decades, and did nothing. https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/location-maximum-land-subs...
What can you realistically do?