Dying Almond trees that no longer have water to irrigate them near Bakersfield, California, USA. California produces 80% of the

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Dying Almond trees that no longer have water to irrigate them near Bakersfield, California, USA. California produces 80% of the world's Almonds and it takes gallons of water to grow each Almond nut. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.

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