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3eb7988a1663today at 1:54 AM1 replyview on HN

I am finding that 42% of California water is agriculture and 8% of that is for almonds. 3% of state water usage on a luxury nut might not be moving the needle that much, but it does feel wasteful for a state that is perpetually hovering on drought conditions.


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sitkacktoday at 2:45 AM

Much of that water comes out of a collapsing acquifer.