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Showing Original Post only (View all)California Running out of Water [View all]
http://upriser.com/posts/california-will-run-out-of-water-in-a-year-nasa-scientist-says"California is running out of water fast, according to NASA senior water scientist. Shockingly, the entire state of California will be out of water in just a year's time.
Yes, California will run out of water in 12 months, according to Jay Famiglietti, NASA senior water scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
As difficult as it may be to face, the simple fact is that California is running out of water and the problem started before the current drought. NASA data reveals that total water storage in California has been in steady decline since at least 2002, when satellite-based monitoring began, although groundwater depletion has been going on since the early 20th century."
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I don't know anything about that news sight or the scientist, but I find it believable. We keep getting what are known as "Santa Ana" events in the south part of Californiahot and dry. Then in the summer it's hot and humid. But no rain.
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I am also skeptical about the quality of water that we will get if we rely on recycled water.
JDPriestly
Mar 2015
#69
thank you for that reminder. I saw a documentary on that very subject re Syria and Water
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#73
There was an op-ed piece in the LA Times recently arguing much the same. But
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2015
#18
We just voted money for water projects. If you are in California and you vote, I hope you
JDPriestly
Mar 2015
#29
Very interesting. We are going to have to have massive amounts of desalinization.
JDPriestly
Mar 2015
#28
Arid desert climate, high rate of development: What could possibly go wrong?
Populist_Prole
Mar 2015
#25
So far it's not even being discussed. The consensus is that it's too expensive...
Kablooie
Mar 2015
#27
Rice uses tons of water...which is why it was grown so much in colonial lowcountry SC. nt
raccoon
Mar 2015
#38
I think current water systems just did not keep up to the rising population/longer term average.
Yo_Mama
Mar 2015
#42
What would happen is that California will do further water restrictions, that's all
AZ Progressive
Mar 2015
#50
The certified green water goes back into the American river so Sacramento can use it
Brother Buzz
Mar 2015
#62
They'll just take it from poor people. Need all the water they can get for all the
valerief
Mar 2015
#71