Where's the water?

• Position: CALIFORNIA - Dowsing underground water - Brief article

Dowsing, or "witching," for underground water has been around for at least a thousand years. It was practiced in medieval. Europe and has tong been a part of rural. American tore. Using a Y-shaped twig or rod, a "water witch" walks along until, the rod begins to jump and twist, which is supposed to indicate the presence of water. Scientists dismiss dowsing as superstition, preferring technology like electromagnetic imaging to Locate water. But as California farmers struggle through a second year of drought and ruined crops, water...