Tag: flood waters

California Farmers Flood Fields to Boost Groundwater Basin

A field that has long grown tomatoes, peppers, and onions now looks like a wind-whipped ocean as farmer Don Cameron seeks to capture the runoff from a freakishly wet year in California to replenish the groundwater basin that is his only source to water his crops. Taking some tomatoes out of production for a year…


Australian Woman Dies in Flooded Creek After Car Swept From Fast Food Drive Thru

A 44-year-old Australian woman has been found dead in a submerged car after it was swept into a creek by floodwaters while exiting a fast-food drive-through on Thursday night. Queensland Police Service said officers received reports at around 8 p.m. that night of a sedan that had been dragged by floodwaters into Little Cabbage Tree…