Living with Less Water
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The Western United States has been suffering from a drought for approximately 15 years, which has particularly impacted California's groundwater and reservoirs. Communities and farmers in California are facing a future with less water. In this lesson, watch a film about a California farming town affected by the drought and explore the effects of environmental change.
"The water's one thing. But you take a step back and you look at what's going on in the community, it's heartbreaking," said the football coach in the film. Explain what he means by this statement. Why might it be heartbreaking for him?
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