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California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: The Lanare community center and defunct water treatment plant, Lanare, California, February 22nd, 2020. It is now also the site of two new deep wells established with $3.8 million in state funding.
Lanare is home to roughly 550 people and had contaminated water for years. Last year, long-plagued Lanare finally got clean water.
Isabel Solorio hold a seat “on a rural community advisory committee for the groundwater sustainability agency that oversees their community of Lanare southwest of Fresno. Lanare is home to roughly 550 people who lived for more than a decade with water tainted by dangerous levels of the heavy metal arsenic, which has been tied to cancer, cardiovascular disease and cognitive development problems in children. That arsenic is naturally occurring in the clays deep underground, where it has seeped into lower levels of the water table that may have been in the aquifer for tens of thousands of years. “California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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DUKAS_113794296_EYE
California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: Dogs in a yard in Tooleville, about an hour southeast of Fresno, California, February 22nd, 2020.
“The water here in unincorporated Tooleville is good enough for the potted plants that crowd her front porch, but it isn’t safe to drink. “
Tooleville has two community wells, but only one is in operation. “And in the summer there’s no pressure. But it hasn’t run out completely yet.”California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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DUKAS_113792050_EYE
California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: Part of an irrigation system on a farm, Central Valley, California, February 22nd, 2020.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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DUKAS_113794276_EYE
California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: A blossoming orchard at dawn in Laton, California, February 22nd, 2020.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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DUKAS_113794990_EYE
California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: A blossoming orchard and field at dawn near Riverdale, California, February 22nd, 2020.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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DUKAS_113794282_EYE
California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: Water in a canal in Del Rey, California, February 21st, 2020.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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DUKAS_113795031_EYE
California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: Nikiko Masumoto (left) with her father David Mas Masumoto (right) (he is holding tools he was using to graft tress in their orchard) on their family farm in Del Rey, where they organic grow peaches, nectarines, apricots and grapes, California, February 21st, 2020.
With little precipitation since January, and the driest February in 150 years, the soil is drying out early. Masumoto is hurrying to plow the fields (weed mitigation) before the soil gets too dry for the plow.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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DUKAS_113794264_EYE
California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: An apricot tree begins to blossom on the Masumoto Family Farm in Del Rey, where they organic grow peaches, nectarines, apricots and grapes, California, February 21st, 2020.
With little precipitation since January, and the driest February in 150 years, the soil is drying out early.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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DUKAS_113794266_EYE
California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: An irrigation valve (left) amongst pollinators in an orchard that the Masumoto family planted on their farm in Del Rey, where they organic grow peaches, nectarines, apricots and grapes, California, February 21st, 2020.
With little precipitation since January, and the driest February in 150 years, the soil is drying out early.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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DUKAS_113794993_EYE
California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: An apricot tree begins to blossom on the Masumoto Family Farm in Del Rey, where they organic grow peaches, nectarines, apricots and grapes, California, February 21st, 2020.
With little precipitation since January, and the driest February in 150 years, the soil is drying out early.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: A canal running in-between agricultural fields in Del Rey, California, February 21st, 2020.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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DUKAS_113794281_EYE
California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: A canal in Del Rey, California, February 21st, 2020.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: Bottled water on a front porch in Tombstone Territory, an unincorporated working class neighborhood 20 minutes south east of Fresno, California, February 21st, 2020.
The vast majority of residents in the Central Vally rely on groundwater for home use, which is “growing increasingly scarce, as prolonged drought and a drier climate, coupled with a massive thirsty agriculture industry have drained the valley’s underground stores. Much of what is left is poisoned by agricultural runoff and naturally occurring toxins in the soil that have mixed with the groundwater and surfaced through extensive drilling and pumping.”
As groundwater levels have become lower and lower, many residential wells have dried up in Tombstone Territory leaving people to rely on bottled water trucked in by charities.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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DUKAS_113794998_EYE
California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: Hand prints in cement made by the Masumoto family just outside their home on the Masumoto Family Farm in Del Rey, where they organic grow peaches, nectarines, apricots and grapes, California, February 21st, 2020.
With little precipitation since January, and the driest February in 150 years, the soil is drying out early.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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DUKAS_113794265_EYE
California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: A canal in Del Rey, California, February 21st, 2020.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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DUKAS_113794997_EYE
California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: Jovita Torres rose garden in Tombstone Territory (an unincorporated working class neighborhood 20 minutes south east of Fresno) for 30 years, in her garden, California, February 21st, 2020. 4 years ago her well dried up and she and the other tenants were without water for a month until the landlord dug the well deeper. Yet the water is still contaminated. She uses it to water her plants and bottled water for drinking.
The vast majority of residents in the Central Vally rely on groundwater for home use, which is “growing increasingly scarce, as prolonged drought and a drier climate, coupled with a massive thirsty agriculture industry have drained the valley’s underground stores. Much of what is left is poisoned by agricultural runoff and naturally occurring toxins in the soil that have mixed with the groundwater and surfaced through extensive drilling and pumping.”
As groundwater levels have become lower and lower, many residential wells have dried up in Tombstone Territory leaving people to rely on bottled water trucked in by charities.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: Conventional oranges growing in Del Rey, California, February 21st, 2020.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: An apricot tree begins to blossom on the Masumoto Family Farm in Del Rey, where they organic grow peaches, nectarines, apricots and grapes, California, February 21st, 2020.
With little precipitation since January, and the driest February in 150 years, the soil is drying out early.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: Bottled water on a front porch in Tombstone Territory, an unincorporated working class neighborhood 20 minutes south east of Fresno, California, February 21st, 2020.
The vast majority of residents in the Central Vally rely on groundwater for home use, which is “growing increasingly scarce, as prolonged drought and a drier climate, coupled with a massive thirsty agriculture industry have drained the valley’s underground stores. Much of what is left is poisoned by agricultural runoff and naturally occurring toxins in the soil that have mixed with the groundwater and surfaced through extensive drilling and pumping.”
As groundwater levels have become lower and lower, many residential wells have dried up in Tombstone Territory leaving people to rely on bottled water trucked in by charities.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: An orchard next to a part of the farm the Masumoto family has turned into a “wild farm” (right) on their family farm in Del Rey, where they organic grow peaches, nectarines, apricots and grapes, California, February 21st, 2020.
With little precipitation since January, and the driest February in 150 years, the soil is drying out early.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: A canal in Del Rey, California, February 21st, 2020.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: Water in a canal in Del Rey, California, February 21st, 2020.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: A canal in Del Rey, California, February 21st, 2020.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: A newly blossoming tree in Tombstone Territory (an unincorporated working class neighborhood 20 minutes south east of Fresno)
The vast majority of residents in the Central Vally rely on groundwater for home use, which is “growing increasingly scarce, as prolonged drought and a drier climate, coupled with a massive thirsty agriculture industry have drained the valley’s underground stores. Much of what is left is poisoned by agricultural runoff and naturally occurring toxins in the soil that have mixed with the groundwater and surfaced through extensive drilling and pumping.”
As groundwater levels have become lower and lower, many residential wells have dried up in Tombstone Territory leaving people to rely on bottled water trucked in by charities.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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California's historic water law
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry. Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. Pictured: An apricot tree begins to blossom on the Masumoto Family Farm in Del Rey, where they organic grow peaches, nectarines, apricots and grapes, California, February 21st, 2020.
With little precipitation since January, and the driest February in 150 years, the soil is drying out early.California began regulating surface water in rivers and streams in 1914, but it took the state another 100 years to look underground. In 2014, for the first time in its history, California passed a law regulating the use of groundwater – the resource on which 85% of its population and much of its $50bn agriculture industry rely. This year marks the first big deadline for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Sgma), as dozens of agencies complete initial plans to protect overdrafted water resources.
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NEWS - Überschwemmungen nach Monsunregen in Indien
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A man carries his belongings while shifting to a portable tent installed by the Department of Irrigation and Flood Control of Delhi for people living in the floodplains after an increase in the water level of Yamuna river at Geeta Colony
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NEWS - Überschwemmungen nach Monsunregen in Indien
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Portable tents installed by the Department of Irrigation and Flood Control of Delhi for people living in the floodplains after an increase in the water level of Yamuna river at Geeta Colony
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NEWS - Überschwemmungen nach Monsunregen in Indien
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A child carries her belongings while shifting to a portable tent installed by the Department of Irrigation and Flood Control of Delhi for people living in the floodplains after an increase in the water level of Yamuna river at Geeta Colony
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NEWS - Überschwemmungen nach Monsunregen in Indien
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A child carries her belongings while shifting to a portable tent installed by the Department of Irrigation and Flood Control of Delhi for people living in the floodplains after an increase in the water level of Yamuna river at Geeta Colony
Flood in New Delhi, India - 19 Aug 2019
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NEWS - Bangladesch: Überschwemmungen in Gaibandha
August 19, 2017 - Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh - A mother feeds her child in a makeshift camp in Guthail, Jamalpur, Bangladesh, on 19 August 2017. Pure drinking water and medicine are highly demanded in these flood affected areas (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Bangladesch: Überschwemmungen in Gaibandha
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NEWS - Bangladesch: Überschwemmungen in Gaibandha
August 19, 2017 - Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh - A woman stands high-deep in flood water inside her submarged house in Guthail, Jamalpur, Bangladesh, on 19 August 2017 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Bangladesch: Überschwemmungen in Gaibandha
August 19, 2017 - Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh - Young boy stands high-deep in flood water after he collecting water from a tube wale in Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh, on 19 August 2017 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Bangladesch: Überschwemmungen in Gaibandha
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NEWS - Bangladesch: Überschwemmungen in Gaibandha
August 19, 2017 - Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh - Villagers come to collect water refining tablets from the volunteers in Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh, on 19 August 2017 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Bangladesch: Überschwemmungen in Gaibandha
August 19, 2017 - Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh - A woman carries her cattle as she moves to safer ground at Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh, on 19 August 2017 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Bangladesch: Überschwemmungen in Gaibandha
August 19, 2017 - Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh - Young boy sits on a debris caused by the flood in Jamalpur, Bangladesh, on 19 August 2017 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Bangladesch: Überschwemmungen in Gaibandha
August 19, 2017 - Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh - Young boy carries relief to his roadside shelter in Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh, on 19 August 2017 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Bangladesch: Überschwemmungen in Gaibandha
August 19, 2017 - Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh - An older citizen sleeps beside the cattle as her family does not have enough space for the cattle Jamalpur, Bangladesh, on 19 August 2017 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Bangladesch: Überschwemmungen in Gaibandha
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California's farmers brainstorm to fight drought
July 24, 2014 - Los Banos, California, United States: Manuel Meza, 47, walks down an irrigation canal before starting water in tubes that feed into the tomato rows as part of the furrow irrigation process for 90 acres of tomatoes on Bowles Farming Co. land. Cannon Michael, the president of the company, is concerned about sinking ground in a nearby area, which is making it harder for the groundwater under his land to get to it as the angle increases below the surface. Most Central Valley farmers received no more than a 5 percent water allotment this season from government water sources, leaving many farmers with no choice but to pump ground water to keep their businesses afloat. The San Luis Canal Company is a private water company that sells to nearly 100 farmers working 45,000 acres in the Los Banos area. The company has historic water rights allowing it to ship water from the San Joaquin River even in dry years, and it also supplements its supply with a small amount of ground water. Over the past few years, though, Chase Hurley, General Manager of the San Luis Canal Company, has been concerned about the long-term effects of heavy ground water pumping from nearby land. Hurley and others have found that the ground in certain areas is sinking half to a quarter of a foot a year because of the pumping. The sinking ground has brought up concerns with possible flooding into nearby farmland from a dirt canal designed for routing flood water past the area. Hurley is also concerned that the company's dam will begin losing water as the land continues to sink. Farmers in the area are working together to try and curb the problem themselves by replenishing the aquifer. One of the plans involves leaving specific acres of land inactive with the intention of using it to capture water when it does rain again, says Hurley. Local farmers stand to lose business if the ground water supply declines, and they also lose money through damaged wells as the ground sinks. (Leah Millis/San Fra
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California's farmers brainstorm to fight drought
July 24, 2014 - Los Banos, California, United States: Emilio Alcantar, 49, walks down an irrigation canal as a brush fire burns behind him due to dry weather before starting water in tubes that feed into the tomato rows as part of the furrow irrigation process for 90 acres of tomatoes on Bowles Farming Co. land. Cannon Michael, the president of the company, is concerned about sinking ground in a nearby area, which is making it harder for the groundwater under his land to get to it as the angle increases below the surface. Most Central Valley farmers received no more than a 5 percent water allotment this season from government water sources, leaving many farmers with no choice but to pump ground water to keep their businesses afloat. The San Luis Canal Company is a private water company that sells to nearly 100 farmers working 45,000 acres in the Los Banos area. The company has historic water rights allowing it to ship water from the San Joaquin River even in dry years, and it also supplements its supply with a small amount of ground water. Over the past few years, though, Chase Hurley, General Manager of the San Luis Canal Company, has been concerned about the long-term effects of heavy ground water pumping from nearby land. Hurley and others have found that the ground in certain areas is sinking half to a quarter of a foot a year because of the pumping. The sinking ground has brought up concerns with possible flooding into nearby farmland from a dirt canal designed for routing flood water past the area. Hurley is also concerned that the company's dam will begin losing water as the land continues to sink. Farmers in the area are working together to try and curb the problem themselves by replenishing the aquifer. One of the plans involves leaving specific acres of land inactive with the intention of using it to capture water when it does rain again, says Hurley. Local farmers stand to lose business if the ground water supply declines, and they also lose money through
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California's farmers brainstorm to fight drought
July 24, 2014 - Los Banos, California, United States: Ditch tender for San Luis Canal Company Dean Peck clears the gates at the Arroyo canal junction while checking on meters and gates in the area as he delivers water to farmers. Most Central Valley farmers received no more than a 5 percent water allotment this season from government water sources, leaving many farmers with no choice but to pump ground water to keep their businesses afloat. The San Luis Canal Company is a private water company that sells to nearly 100 farmers working 45,000 acres in the Los Banos area. The company has historic water rights allowing it to ship water from the San Joaquin River even in dry years, and it also supplements its supply with a small amount of ground water. Over the past few years, though, Chase Hurley, General Manager of the San Luis Canal Company, has been concerned about the long-term effects of heavy ground water pumping from nearby land. Hurley and others have found that the ground in certain areas is sinking half to a quarter of a foot a year because of the pumping. The sinking ground has brought up concerns with possible flooding into nearby farmland from a dirt canal designed for routing flood water past the area. Hurley is also concerned that the company's dam will begin losing water as the land continues to sink. Farmers in the area are working together to try and curb the problem themselves by replenishing the aquifer. One of the plans involves leaving specific acres of land inactive with the intention of using it to capture water when it does rain again, says Hurley. Local farmers stand to lose business if the ground water supply declines, and they also lose money through damaged wells as the ground sinks. The practice of pumping ground water is not new, says Case Vlot, a dairy farmer who started "Vlot Brother's Dairy and Calf Ranch" with his brother from nothing in the 90's. The difference, he says, is that today the population has increased significantly. (Leah
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California's farmers brainstorm to fight drought
July 23, 2014 -Chowchilla, California, United States: Young cows eat feed and hang out in the sunshine on "Vlot Brother's Dairy and Calf Ranch", which is on land that is sinking. Most Central Valley farmers received no more than a 5 percent water allotment this season from government water sources, leaving many farmers with no choice but to pump ground water to keep their businesses afloat. The San Luis Canal Company is a private water company that sells to nearly 100 farmers working 45,000 acres in the Los Banos area. The company has historic water rights allowing it to ship water from the San Joaquin River even in dry years, and it also supplements its supply with a small amount of ground water. Over the past few years, though, Chase Hurley, General Manager of the San Luis Canal Company, has been concerned about the long-term effects of heavy ground water pumping from nearby land. Hurley and others have found that the ground in certain areas is sinking half to a quarter of a foot a year because of the pumping. The sinking ground has brought up concerns with possible flooding into nearby farmland from a dirt canal designed for routing flood water past the area. Hurley is also concerned that the company's dam will begin losing water as the land continues to sink. Farmers in the area are working together to try and curb the problem themselves by replenishing the aquifer. One of the plans involves leaving specific acres of land inactive with the intention of using it to capture water when it does rain again, says Hurley. Local farmers stand to lose business if the ground water supply declines, and they also lose money through damaged wells as the ground sinks. The practice of pumping ground water is not new, says Case Vlot, a dairy farmer who started "Vlot Brother's Dairy and Calf Ranch" with his brother from nothing in the 90's. The difference, he says, is that today the population has increased significantly and "water storage is the same as it was in the 1960's." (
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California's farmers brainstorm to fight drought
July 24, 2014 - Los Banos, California, United States: Ditch tender for San Luis Canal Company Dean Peck clears the gates at the Arroyo canal junction while checking on meters and gates in the area as he delivers water to farmers. Most Central Valley farmers received no more than a 5 percent water allotment this season from government water sources, leaving many farmers with no choice but to pump ground water to keep their businesses afloat. The San Luis Canal Company is a private water company that sells to nearly 100 farmers working 45,000 acres in the Los Banos area. The company has historic water rights allowing it to ship water from the San Joaquin River even in dry years, and it also supplements its supply with a small amount of ground water. Over the past few years, though, Chase Hurley, General Manager of the San Luis Canal Company, has been concerned about the long-term effects of heavy ground water pumping from nearby land. Hurley and others have found that the ground in certain areas is sinking half to a quarter of a foot a year because of the pumping. The sinking ground has brought up concerns with possible flooding into nearby farmland from a dirt canal designed for routing flood water past the area. Hurley is also concerned that the company's dam will begin losing water as the land continues to sink. Farmers in the area are working together to try and curb the problem themselves by replenishing the aquifer. One of the plans involves leaving specific acres of land inactive with the intention of using it to capture water when it does rain again, says Hurley. Local farmers stand to lose business if the ground water supply declines, and they also lose money through damaged wells as the ground sinks. The practice of pumping ground water is not new, says Case Vlot, a dairy farmer who started "Vlot Brother's Dairy and Calf Ranch" with his brother from nothing in the 90's. The difference, he says, is that today the population has increased significantly. (Leah
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California's farmers brainstorm to fight drought
July 23, 2014 - Los Banos, California, United States: Chase Hurley, General Manager of the San Luis Canal Company stands on his "Sack Dam" where his company diverts water from the San Joaquin river near Dos Palos. Hurley is concerned that the company's dam will begin losing water as the land continues to sink. Most Central Valley farmers received no more than a 5 percent water allotment this season from government water sources, leaving many farmers with no choice but to pump ground water to keep their businesses afloat. The San Luis Canal Company is a private water company that sells to nearly 100 farmers working 45,000 acres in the Los Banos and Dos Palos area. The company has historic water rights allowing it to ship water from the San Joaquin River even in dry years, and it also supplements its supply with a small amount of ground water. Over the past few years, though, Hurley has been concerned about the long-term effects of heavy ground water pumping from nearby land. Hurley and others have found that the ground in certain areas is sinking half to a quarter of a foot a year because of the pumping. The sinking ground has brought up concerns with possible flooding into nearby farmland from a dirt canal (Eastside Bypass) designed for routing flood water past the area. Farmers in the area are working together to try and curb the problem themselves by replenishing the aquifer. One of the plans involves leaving specific acres of land inactive with the intention of using it to capture water when it does rain again, says Hurley. Local farmers stand to lose business if the ground water supply declines, and they also lose money through damaged wells as the ground sinks. The practice of pumping ground water is not new, says Case Vlot, a dairy farmer who started "Vlot Brother's Dairy and Calf Ranch" with his brother from nothing in the 90's. The difference, he says, is that today the population has increased significantly and "water storage is the same as it was in the 19
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California's farmers brainstorm to fight drought
July 23, 2014 - Los Banos, California, United States: Water being diverted by the San Luis Canal Company from the "Sack Dam" from the San Joaquin river near Dos Palos, Calif. Chase Hurley is concerned that the company's dam will begin losing water as the land continues to sink. Most Central Valley farmers received no more than a 5 percent water allotment this season from government water sources, leaving many farmers with no choice but to pump ground water to keep their businesses afloat. The San Luis Canal Company is a private water company that sells to nearly 100 farmers working 45,000 acres in the Los Banos and Dos Palos area. The company has historic water rights allowing it to ship water from the San Joaquin River even in dry years, and it also supplements its supply with a small amount of ground water. Over the past few years, though, Hurley has been concerned about the long-term effects of heavy ground water pumping from nearby land. Hurley and others have found that the ground in certain areas is sinking half to a quarter of a foot a year because of the pumping. The sinking ground has brought up concerns with possible flooding into nearby farmland from a dirt canal (Eastside Bypass) designed for routing flood water past the area. Farmers in the area are working together to try and curb the problem themselves by replenishing the aquifer. One of the plans involves leaving specific acres of land inactive with the intention of using it to capture water when it does rain again, says Hurley. Local farmers stand to lose business if the ground water supply declines, and they also lose money through damaged wells as the ground sinks. The practice of pumping ground water is not new, says Case Vlot, a dairy farmer who started "Vlot Brother's Dairy and Calf Ranch" with his brother from nothing in the 90's. The difference, he says, is that today the population has increased significantly and "water storage is the same as it was in the 1960's." (Leah Millis/San Francisco
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California's farmers brainstorm to fight drought
July 23, 2014 - Los Banos, California, United States: Chase Hurley, General Manager of the San Luis Canal Company walks over to his "Sack Dam" where his company diverts water from the San Joaquin near Dos Palos. Hurley is concerned that the company's dam will begin losing water as the land continues to sink. Most Central Valley farmers received no more than a 5 percent water allotment this season from government water sources, leaving many farmers with no choice but to pump ground water to keep their businesses afloat. The San Luis Canal Company is a private water company that sells to nearly 100 farmers working 45,000 acres in the Los Banos and Dos Palos area. The company has historic water rights allowing it to ship water from the San Joaquin River even in dry years, and it also supplements its supply with a small amount of ground water. Over the past few years, though, Hurley has been concerned about the long-term effects of heavy ground water pumping from nearby land. Hurley and others have found that the ground in certain areas is sinking half to a quarter of a foot a year because of the pumping. The sinking ground has brought up concerns with possible flooding into nearby farmland from a dirt canal (Eastside Bypass) designed for routing flood water past the area. Farmers in the area are working together to try and curb the problem themselves by replenishing the aquifer. One of the plans involves leaving specific acres of land inactive with the intention of using it to capture water when it does rain again, says Hurley. Local farmers stand to lose business if the ground water supply declines, and they also lose money through damaged wells as the ground sinks. The practice of pumping ground water is not new, says Case Vlot, a dairy farmer who started "Vlot Brother's Dairy and Calf Ranch" with his brother from nothing in the 90's. The difference, he says, is that today the population has increased significantly and "water storage is the same as it was in the 1960
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California's farmers brainstorm to fight drought
July 23, 2014 - Los Banos, California, United States: Chase Hurley, General Manager of the San Luis Canal Company, compares a photograph of a flood year at the Eastside Bypass in 2006 to the current bypass in the background. The sinking ground has brought up concerns with possible flooding into nearby farmland from a dirt canal (Eastside Bypass) designed for routing flood water past the area. Most Central Valley farmers received no more than a 5 percent water allotment this season from government water sources, leaving many farmers with no choice but to pump ground water to keep their businesses afloat. The San Luis Canal Company is a private water company that sells to nearly 100 farmers working 45,000 acres in the Los Banos and Dos Palos area. The company has historic water rights allowing it to ship water from the San Joaquin River even in dry years, and it also supplements its supply with a small amount of ground water. Over the past few years, though, Chase Hurley, General Manager of the San Luis Canal Company, has been concerned about the long-term effects of heavy ground water pumping from nearby land. Hurley and others have found that the ground in certain areas is sinking half to a quarter of a foot a year because of the pumping. Hurley is also concerned that the company's dam will begin losing water as the land continues to sink. Farmers in the area are working together to try and curb the problem themselves by replenishing the aquifer. One of the plans involves leaving specific acres of land inactive with the intention of using it to capture water when it does rain again, says Hurley. Local farmers stand to lose business if the ground water supply declines, and they also lose money through damaged wells as the ground sinks. The practice of pumping ground water is not new, says Case Vlot, a dairy farmer who started "Vlot Brother's Dairy and Calf Ranch" with his brother from nothing in the 90's. The difference, he says, is that today the population has incr
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