Topic #16 Sinking of California's San Joaquin Valley Seen from Spacehttp://www.livescience.com/58141-san-joaquin-valley-sinking-space-image.htmlQuote (Credit: NASA Earth Observatory)
A map showing the subsidence of the San Joaquin Valley in California. The more yellow the color, the larger the sinking of the land. Some areas around Corcoran have subsided by nearly 2 feet (60 centimeters) in little more than a year.
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Sinking of California's San Joaquin Valley Seen from Space
A map showing the subsidence of the San Joaquin Valley in California. The more yellow the color, the larger the sinking of the land. Some areas around Corcoran have subsided by nearly 2 feet (60 centimeters) in little more than a year.
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory
A new map made with satellite radar data shows the sinking of California's San Joaquin Valley in deceptively tranquil colors.
The map, released by NASA's Earth Observatory, shows land subsidence between May 2015 and September 2016. The valley is sinking because of the pumping of groundwater from underground reservoirs, a problem exacerbated by the state's recent extreme drought.
Man, I am glad I don't live in Cali.