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The Ogallala aquifer is only mentioned once in passing, but that's the real reason rural Kansas is dying. With the aquifer being completely depleted in some are
by mcone 8y ago
The Ogallala aquifer is only mentioned once in passing, but that's the real reason rural Kansas is dying. With the aquifer being completely depleted in some areas, conventional farming of the usual cash crops won't be an option for much longer. See http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article28640722.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article28640722....
- vwcx 8y ago“It comes down to the luck of where your ancestors settled,” Wilson says. “Or where you bought ground.” https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/08/vanishing-midwest-ogallala-aquifer-drought/?beta=true https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/08/vanishin...