The playa lakes around town are good drought indicators. And they are vanishing. The near-surface water table is becoming so low that soon trees will start dieing. There is no rain in prospect. In fact, it looks like we are in for a week of dust storms. Tomorrow will be very bad. Hot, dry, dusty, wind is the norm at this time of year anyway.
All that area in the foreground was under water years ago. But these are just little playa lakes. The same thing is happening to larger lakes used for recreation and drinking water.
All that area in the foreground was under water years ago. But these are just little playa lakes. The same thing is happening to larger lakes used for recreation and drinking water.
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