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I'd like to see sources on both claims. A dying desert sounds alarming!
@biznachio really, it's only dying as badly as everything else is with climate change, etc. Up by Santa Fe there was a drought for a few years, which led to an invasive beetle that killed of a lot of pine trees, which led to fires. It's all still changing and evolving. But the desert will reclaim itself.
Mother Nature has no reverence for mankind.
I took a peek at the New Mexico Water Data groundwater dashboard. I can't say I'm smart enough to fully understand if trends are up or down. It's also specific to domestic wells.
@biznachio Man is a part of nature, we just keep trying to act like we're above it instead of going with it. It was inevitable it'd bite back.
The aquafer has been dropping for decades due to over use. But that's everywhere in America.