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Aerial view
Climate (campaign title)
Climate change
Climate change impacts
Day
Drought
Extreme weather
KWCI (GPI)
Landscapes
Outdoors
Arizona Faces Worsening Drought Conditions
In an aerial view, polygonal blocks of giant desiccation cracks (GDCs), as geologists have dubbed them, are visible near Red Lake on June 28, 2021 north of Kingman, Arizona. GDCs form as underground water that supports the land is depleted, and are commonly associated with drought. Because locals who rely solely on local ground water have been resistant to pumping regulations, outside investors have taken advantage of that to create big farms that draw heavily from the aquifer. In several parts of Arizona, large industrial farms have drawn so much water from the ground that area residents can no longer drill deep enough to reach it. Large portions of the West are now classified as being in "exceptional drought", the most extreme drought category. Many major reservoirs have reached historic low levels and fire officials are warning that another devastating wildfire season has already begun.
Unique identifier:
GP1SVDJP
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
27/06/2021
Locations:
Arizona
,
North America
,
United States of America
Credit line:
© David McNew / Greenpeace
Size:
5000px × 3331px 9MB
Latitude:
35°38'50.7"N
Longitude:
114°1'30.96"W
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
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Drought in Arizona 2021
In an aerial view, polygonal blocks of giant desiccation cracks (GDCs), as geologists have dubbed them, are visible near Red Lake on June 28, 2021 north of Kingman, Arizona.
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Drought in the Western United States (Photos & Video)
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