The Watchers
Posted by TW – October 16, 2021
Farmers in California’s San Joaquin Valley are abandoning their fields due to drought that resulted in water allotments cut by a third. Farmers in this region, reportedly the most productive agricultural region globally, grow 250 different crops on 17% of the irrigated land in the United States.
As of October 12, 2021, 100% of the state is in some form of drought, with 93% in Severe to Exceptional drought conditions, 87% in Extreme to Exceptional, and 45% in Exceptional drought, according to U.S. Drought Monitor.