Flooding Farms in the Rain to Restore Groundwater

Katherine E Kerlin — January 26, 2016 - 9:59am

The Central Valley sky was a never-ending expanse of gray. Not a single pixel of blue in sight. Under it, �ٺ��Ƶ scientists were flooding a Modesto almond orchard with half a foot of water. On purpose. In the pouring rain.

It sounds a bit strange, and on Jan. 19, looked even stranger.

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Flooding Farms in the Rain to Restore Groundwater