The Ancient Mariner was wrong

balzaccom
Dec 16, 2021
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Water, water everywhere...but not a drop to drink

Not in California, according to this chart. The water table is dropping dramatically...and it will take years, if not generations of above-average rainfall to replenish these aquifers, not that we're likely to get it.

And it's not likely to get better soon:

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