jan 1, 2013 - An inspection at the SQM site found that a third of carob trees in the area had died

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In 2013, an inspection at the SQM site - which reported using nearly 400,000 litres of water per hour in 2022 - found that a third of carob trees in the area had died.

A later study pointed to water scarcity as a possible cause

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