Are almonds to blame for the water crisis in the Southwest?
Nutrition Diva
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Kristoff's Op-Ed on the Growing Water Crisis in the Southwest
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristoff wrote an op-ed on the growing water crisis in the Southwest. California produces a bounty of almonds, which gulped about 3.2 gallons of water for each almond. The American West was built on cheap water that is now running out from under-crying and overuse as climate change amplifies droughts.
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