Many California Farms and Orchards Idled By Drought, NASA Maps Show

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By Yale Environment 360Feb 2, 2015, 12:12 pm68 pts
In 2014 — the driest year ever recorded in California — farms and orchards in the state's Central Valley took a major hit Enlarge Status of CA farms in 2011 (left) and 2014 (right). and many agricultural plots were left fallow, as shown in these maps based on NASA satellite data. The maps depict the status…

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