Gravity irrigation consists of making water flow over a flat or slightly sloped ground so that it slowly seeps into the ground. In Crau, this centuries-old technique drowns entire meadows every summer. Unexpected result: it recharges a groundwater table that supplies drinking water to hundreds of thousands of Provençals. TO [...]
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Gravity irrigation consists of making water flow over a flat or slightly sloped ground so that it slowly seeps into the ground. In Crau, this centuries-old technique drowns entire meadows every summer. Unexpected result: it recharges a groundwater table that supplies drinking water to hundreds of thousands of Provençals. TO [...]