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Drought Causing Central California To Sink, In Some Cases Inches Per Month

KVCR | By Ed Joyce

Published August 20, 2015 at 11:44 AM PDT

A new report from NASA shows the San Joaquin Valley is sinking much faster than ever before. Capital Public Radio's Ed Joyce reports.

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