Jay Familglietti, NASA’s top water scientist, recently warned that California has only a year’s supply of water left in storage facilities and the backup groundwater is rapidly depleting. Despite this harrowing fact, California has no backup plan to address this crisis.
“California has no contingency plan for a persistent drought like this one (let alone a 20-plus-year mega-drought), except, apparently, staying in emergency mode and praying for rain,” stated Familglietti. “In short, we have no paddle to navigate this crisis.”
UPDATE: California Gov. Jerry Brown issues ineffectual, mandatory water restriction as one-third of our nation’s crops are threatened. See Page 3 for updates.
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Lol.
Facts are facts Bill Edwards
That’s sad!
but the little fish are ok…right>
They don’t seem to care so I’m not going to either. Stock up on Aquafina $#%&!@*es.
I understand there is at least one desalination plant about to open and some more planned. It’s about time.
california better get some politicos who really can get thinks done-pipe from cascades-and de-sal plants in central valley and F the fish-when fish take prescentence over humans I draw the line.
I watered my lawn yesterday, probably will again tomorrow, and every other day til september.
Yet they dumped BILLIONS of gallons into the ocean
What about purifying the ocean water