‘It is a crisis’: N.J. cranberry farms struggle amid worst drought they’ve ever seen

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‘It is a crisis’: N.J. cranberry farms struggle amid worst drought they’ve ever seen

The severe lack of rain means a big financial hit to operations because farmers can’t rely on the local streams and rivers to flood the bogs for harvest.

www.inquirer.com

 

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From the article (Inquirer.com): "The main well pump pulls crystal-clear water from the aquifer at a rate of 3,600 gallons per minute. It has been running almost continuously since Oct. 6."

The math says that in total, just for his farm for the past 26? days, he's pumped 129,600,00 gallons out of the aquifer. One has to wonder, if we start seeing droughts like this, will that be sustainable?

 

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The East Coast Is Sinking

Land is slumping into the ocean, compounding the dangers from sea level rise. A major culprit: overpumping of groundwater.

www.nytimes.com