@pbsnews: Depletion of major groundwater source threatens Great Plains farming In the heart of the country, Great Plains farmers and ranchers produce a quarter of all U.S. crops and 40 percent of its beef. But they rely on a resource that has been slowly drying up, water. Stephanie Sy reports from Kansas for our series on the impact of climate change, Tipping Point. #tippingpoint #climatechange #greatplains #farmers #water #crop #globalwarming #waterloss #pbsnews #agriculture

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pendragonhappydude
Pedragon777 :
I really don't know...is there a reason why there so few trees? (not native, not suited for the area or removed?)?
2024-06-25 21:19:54
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rodthebod77
Rodney :
it ends with corporate agriculture owning everything
2024-06-25 21:23:11
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thetonytallarico
Tony :
So we’re doing all the beats of the 20th century huh?
2024-06-25 21:32:23
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purpose_faith612
NJ612 :
They should stop voting against their own self interest....or this lesson will keep being taught cause we've seen this before 😒
2024-06-26 01:35:50
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solizphotography
Soliz//Design 🏴‍☠️☠️🖖 :
Maybe add more native plants/trees? Crazy idea.
2024-06-26 18:16:03
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horsewhisperer19
horsewhisperer19 :
Now do Iowa 😬
2024-06-25 23:54:33
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jzflowerz
jzflowerz :
Conventional Farming is not sustainable. One kind of plant surrounded by bare soil equals disaster. If portions of the land were restored to prairie soil fertility and water retention improves
2024-06-28 00:36:35
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non1m0uz3
Nonymouse :
Hoping that was stock footage, bc they were watering crops during the day: avg est. 20-30% water loss.
2024-06-26 19:36:53
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jmoose09
Jordan :
It doesn’t help that if you drive through these areas in the afternoon they’re watering. What is the point? It’s just going to evaporate….
2024-06-26 15:26:11
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dbezerkeley23
dbezerkeley :
How long have we been hearing about this? When will impacts actually be felt? Cause that's what it's going to take for people to care
2024-06-27 19:16:28
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possibly_probably_maybe
Possibly probably maybe :
I was made aware of this imminent issue 25 years ago. I’ve wondered for years why this hasn’t been our nation’s highest priority. It is our national food security.
2024-06-27 14:08:41
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locjaw2000
Locjaw :
They'll still vote for people that don't believe in climate change or conservation.
2024-06-25 18:38:50
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skip_flash
Skip Flash :
If we had left the indigenous people and the buffalo alone, we wouldn’t have this problem
2024-06-25 20:00:23
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w84me2rise
N@z! k! ller :
It’s almost like we’re fucking everything up for profit
2024-06-25 19:00:35
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decartwrites
Justaroundtheriverbend :
Maybe starvation will make people understand climate change.
2024-06-25 19:09:25
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ambermariesteinfort
Amber Marie Steinfor :
Stop farming this land. Clearly this land was supposed to remain prairie. You’d think they would have learned from the Dust Bowl.
2024-06-25 18:50:15
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vege_table_dug
vege_table_doug :
looking at the county by county voting map... good luck to them 🫡🤣
2024-06-25 20:13:02
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vege_table_dug
vege_table_doug :
brainrot gop will still not believe in climate change 🙄
2024-06-25 20:10:58
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yahtzee_eliminator
Gingerbread Man :
👏👏👏 This is what you get when you mono crop and water wastefully. How's your belief in climate change now?
2024-06-26 02:38:09
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tick_talk_lyme
Tick_Talk_Lyme :
Mono cropping is killing us.
2024-06-26 13:51:50
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mimintn
mimintn :
Alternative ways of maintenance, drought prevention, and planting are being used to avoid another dust bowl. Stop mowing and plowing.
2024-06-26 15:47:32
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ghostofeugenedebs
that rad dad :
it’s almost like capitalism is unsustainable or something
2024-06-26 06:39:59
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vinkomilich_chicro
Vinko Milić :
Great job, @TheStephSy. Great report. Maybe later we want updates of this piece. Proud to be a Pulitzer prize winner. #PBSNEWS
2024-06-25 19:30:37
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