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61. Water conservation alone isn't enough

Reply to CreekDog (Reply #56)

Fri May 16, 2014, 11:43 AM

May 2014

People can help stretch out thinning supplies, but only to a degree.

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All of Calif. in severe drought for 1st time this century [View all] villager May 2014 OP

State wide map - pinto May 2014 #1

Most of southern CA is a desert. former9thward May 2014 #2

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Have you been to Egypt or modern Iraq lately? former9thward May 2014 #12

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Fail. former9thward May 2014 #18

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LOL former9thward May 2014 #23

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LOL you for real? nt laundry_queen May 2014 #45

Probably not, irrigation fails, eventually. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #46

"once was the lush paradise and cradle of civilization" greyl May 2014 #35

No, the Los Angeles and San Diego areas are not deserts CreekDog May 2014 #54

Apply your admonitions to yourself. former9thward May 2014 #59

You posted ignorant nonsense and I corrected you on it. CreekDog May 2014 #62

Just for your info Wiki is not a scientific source. former9thward May 2014 #65

yes & the pressures on the land in the late 19th and in the 20th Century adds to the desert Sunlei May 2014 #60

7th largest economy on Earth was built on cheap water thelordofhell May 2014 #3

"cheap" could be the other word we use for "stolen" villager May 2014 #4

Reminds me that I must see Chinatown again. nt valerief May 2014 #7

"The future, Mr. Gitts." villager May 2014 #20

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You're new to the history of water in the West? villager May 2014 #24

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A good place to start is Marc Reisner's "Cadillac Desert" . . . Journeyman May 2014 #41

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Edited thelordofhell May 2014 #38

wrong - rule of thumb CA is usually ahead of the curve upaloopa May 2014 #34

Wrong thelordofhell May 2014 #37

Wrong upaloopa May 2014 #39

Read my post again thelordofhell May 2014 #42

I am not going to play games with you upaloopa May 2014 #44

The state should have helped subsidize the running of the plant thelordofhell May 2014 #47

we were not in a drought 5 years ago CreekDog May 2014 #55

You mean the state where we get most of our fruits and vegetables? Lovely. nt valerief May 2014 #6

I shudder to think of what that will do to food prices. Louisiana1976 May 2014 #26

unfortunately, it's already happening shanti May 2014 #64

I can't tell from reading that article ... knightmaar May 2014 #8

I know this sounds like it is off topic, but it really isn't Hestia May 2014 #9

Good idea. Louisiana1976 May 2014 #27

We need more reservoirs Auggie May 2014 #10

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They displace wildlife and people for one Auggie May 2014 #36

Where? All the best sites are occupied, and not many even marginal locations remain. hatrack May 2014 #52

Like I said, they displace people and wildlife Auggie May 2014 #53

"conservation is naive"? are you lost? CreekDog May 2014 #56

Water conservation alone isn't enough Auggie May 2014 #61

It's bad here...really bad n/t PasadenaTrudy May 2014 #11

Still have 85 years to beat this century record seveneyes May 2014 #13

I don't watch local TV but Politicalboi May 2014 #14

There are billboards all over Central California (inland) Le Taz Hot May 2014 #30

I love driving thru there and seeing... Bigmack May 2014 #48

There are RWNG's everywhere, Le Taz Hot May 2014 #49

Slack! I never mentioned people... only signs... Bigmack May 2014 #58

Would it be possible MoreGOPoop May 2014 #15

Only until you learn something about maths, physics & geography. Nihil May 2014 #50

A strong El Nino is both good and bad news if it happens. herding cats May 2014 #25

In Sonoma County, we've only had about 40% of our average rainfall for the season. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #28

Buck up and stock up on sand bags Brother Buzz May 2014 #33

I have lived in North California my entire life and it seems like severe long running droughts.. olddad56 May 2014 #66

Or wet winters followed by severe long running droughts Brother Buzz May 2014 #67

the high water of 1986 followed a long drought and filled the states reservoirs in one year. olddad56 May 2014 #68

The drought is proobably being caused by global climate change. Louisiana1976 May 2014 #29

we are do to have an El Nino this winter warrior1 May 2014 #40

It's complicated. antiquie May 2014 #51

shametheycan't use some of those old pipelines crisscross the USA to move fresh water in from floods Sunlei May 2014 #57

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2014 #63

Yeah I hear it's getting really bad in that area. rupertps8or28 May 2014 #69