California’s Geography Crisis: Wildfires, Earthquakes and Water
California’s geographic risks are converging. Groundwater depletion, destructive wildfires and earthquake threats are putting growing pressure on the state’s land, cities and water infrastructure.
The Central Valley became an agricultural powerhouse, the Pacific coastline opened access to global trade, and the Sierra Nevada stored water that helped massive cities grow. Now, the same geography that supported California’s rise is exposing its vulnerabilities.
Explore how groundwater depletion causes land to sink, why terrain and Santa Ana winds intensify wildfire risk, and how faults beneath…
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