A tree killed by the 4 year long drought, near Bakersfield in the Central Valley, California, USA, with the soil turned to dust.

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A tree killed by the 4 year long drought, near Bakersfield in the Central Valley, California, USA, with the soil turned to dust. The whole of California is in a catastrophic drought with $2 Billion annually lost from the agricultural sector, with many workers laid off. One third of children in California currently go to bed hungry.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Photo credit: © Ashley Cooper pics / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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