three news items from california drought

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+california-farms-see-thirstier-crops,California's farm belt sees thirstier crops - and more pressure on water supplies,https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/california-farmland-water-18889745.php,Read More,13-March-24,"Climate change is driving up the thirst of crops significantly in California’s San Joaquin Valley, new research shows, adding to the critical water challenges faced by one of the world’s leading agricultural regions.",
+invisible-water-surcharge,California Facing 'Invisible Water Surcharge',https://www.newsweek.com/californias-water-needs-san-joaquin-valley-crops-keep-growing-1878234,Read More,13-March-24,"Crop water demand in California's San Joaquin Valley has increased to the size of a major reservoir in just 12 years due to climate change, a study has found. 
+An integral region for agriculture, particularly in fruit and nut production, it has been subjected in the past 10 years to severe drought conditions, with extreme temperatures that have evaporated water supply.",
+water-losses-in-California,'Invisible' water losses in California's agricultural heartland now match volume of giant reservoir: Study,https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4529378-california-san-joaquin-valley-agricultual-heartland-invisible-water-losses-study/,Read More,13-March-24,"California’s San Joaquin Valley — among the most productive farming regions in the world — has in recent years endured both excessive heat and multiyear droughts, leading to unseen upsurges in groundwater consumption, according to the study, published Wednesday in the journal PLOS Water.",
 openet_conference,Open ET Applications Conference,https://www.eventcreate.com/e/openet-applications-conference,Read More,27-February-24,"Join this in person discussion at the OpenET Applications Conference at Albuquerque, New Mexico about the use of OpenET's datasets in evaluating water use, using water balance modeling (e.g. rain + irrigation, evaporation, transpiration, runoff to rivers, streams, and groundwater recharge)",
 reasons-to-be-cheerful,"A Ranch, Rewilded: The Transformation of California’s Next State Park",https://reasonstobecheerful.world/ranch-rewilded-californias-next-state-park/,"Read More", 25-Jan-24 ,"On a bright morning in early January near the confluence of the San Joaquin and Tuolumne rivers in Central California, John Cain looks out over a small, curved lake. The trees are mostly bare for winter, but Cain, senior director of conservation of the nonprofit organization River Partners, points out that the wild landscape in front of him is buzzing. Bright white egrets swoop lazily down into the water while terns whiz by in the air. A California rose bush clings onto bright red rose hips. The low-lying plain across the water is dense with gray branches of adolescent trees.",,
 agaid_internship,AgAID Undergraduate Internships,https://agaid.org/undergraduate-research-internship/,Read More,10-June-24,"The AgAID Undergraduate Research Internships program aims to foster partnerships between AI and agricultural communities, offering an 8-week research experience with a $5500 stipend. Targeted at undergraduates in fields like computer science/engineering and agricultural sciences. Hosted by WSU, OSU, UC Merced, with some remote opportunities.",