An underground aquifer, disappearing scientific data, transportation debates, and a line of trees across Africa reveal a common question about how societies prepare for the future.
All I can say is wow! I had never heard of the Ogalala aquifer before. I found this article really really interesting and I like the fact that I learned a lot. I wish my brother was still alive. He was a professor at Syracuse University in the geology department. I would’ve loved to discuss this with him. Thank you.
The Ogalala got attention in the 1970's and framers were told to reduce irrigation and they did. I traveled across I80 and saw sink holes in fields. I have known about this system most of my life and have read about its decline before your article. I live within the Lake Superior watershed and there is even issue with -in this system. Data centers, copper/nickel mining all pose problems for water systems. I have seen Devil Lake in North Dakota raise and only recently has it been reported that levels are going down. Water is the most important resource on this planet, and we have managed it poorly. Thank you for putting a light on this and letting people know how important water systems below our feet are.
The Ogalala is a fossil water reserve. Its capacity is limited and not infinite. Runoff, land uses, etc. all change how we define its capacity. If we choose to prioritize data centers over communities, the overall resource can suffer changes in ways that can't be reversed.
All I can say is wow! I had never heard of the Ogalala aquifer before. I found this article really really interesting and I like the fact that I learned a lot. I wish my brother was still alive. He was a professor at Syracuse University in the geology department. I would’ve loved to discuss this with him. Thank you.
The Ogalala got attention in the 1970's and framers were told to reduce irrigation and they did. I traveled across I80 and saw sink holes in fields. I have known about this system most of my life and have read about its decline before your article. I live within the Lake Superior watershed and there is even issue with -in this system. Data centers, copper/nickel mining all pose problems for water systems. I have seen Devil Lake in North Dakota raise and only recently has it been reported that levels are going down. Water is the most important resource on this planet, and we have managed it poorly. Thank you for putting a light on this and letting people know how important water systems below our feet are.
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The Ogalala is a fossil water reserve. Its capacity is limited and not infinite. Runoff, land uses, etc. all change how we define its capacity. If we choose to prioritize data centers over communities, the overall resource can suffer changes in ways that can't be reversed.