Kansas farmers brace for water cuts to save Ogallala Aquifer

Fun times.

The Saudis have drained the massive Arabian aquifer (leading to their investment in unmetred water farms in Arizona), the North China Plain groundwater levels are falling by a meter or more annually and starting to bottom out, various portions of the Ogallala aquifer are turning to dust (other portions have maybe 50|60 years left if tapping doesn't increase).

Grain production will be sustained by the Ukraine breadbasket (if war pauses to allow tractors access) and then by the Siberian plains once the permafrost melts away.

Climate aware Risk players red teaming food and water issues are in demand, things are less certain for farmers on the ground.

it would be interesting to see the base agriculture carrying capacity of the planet after short term shenanigans like this are substracted and how many it could feed.