6 Scary Facts About California's Drought

[BlueCaliDem]

27. I've heard lots of frightening things about California in the past.

We had real smog-alerts in the 70's when the sky was so brown, you couldn't take a deep breath without feeling your lungs burn. Schools were let out early so children could get home, and P.E. was canceled for those weeks. It were dark, dark times in my childhood.

We tweaked a few things, used innovation, and now our smog is less than half what it used to be in the Valley of Smoke (San Gabriel Valley), thanks to stricter E.P.A. standards and the Clean Air Act.

If we do absolutely nothing different than we're doing now; if we don't conserve, and if we don't recycle our water...yes, you're right. We'll be in BIG trouble. But before we crow "exodus California!", we need to remember California's fighting spirit, and as with all other problems that CA has faced and beaten in the past, we'll definitely find innovative ways to keep from becoming bone-dry in this State - and the Pentagon reports will help in that endeavor.