Photos of California's Drought

[Pitt Gorilla]

Man, that's horrible.

http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/cali...tag=ACQ91b4377

[Mojo Rising]

It looked like we were going to have some relief last year when they predicted a return of El Nino. This year ended up being worse than last year. Much of the precipitation that did come did as rain in the upper elevations instead of snow because of warmer temperatures.

We were in Mammoth last week for Spring Break and caught a lucky snow storm. We were able to snowboard every day. Before the storm we were planning on hiking and renting ATV's.

Our HOA just ripped out all of the common area lawns and replaced them with drought tolerant landscaping. The people who lived next to the grass put up a big fight but were outvoted.

IN OC we recycle some of our waste water. They call it toilet to tap. The system can produce 3 times the water at half the cost of desalinization.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/01/world/...-to-tap-water/

The media is starting to target the Palm Desert area with heir golf courses and man made lakes. That will be an interesting fight.

[Contrarian]

There isn't reclamation on water used in desert environments such as Palm springs. It evaporates before the reclamation process.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Mojo Rising

It looked like we were going to have some relief last year when they predicted a return of El Nino. This year ended up being worse than last year. Much of the precipitation that did come did as rain in the upper elevations instead of snow because of warmer temperatures.

We were in Mammoth last week for Spring Break and caught a lucky snow storm. We were able to snowboard every day. Before the storm we were planning on hiking and renting ATV's.

Our HOA just ripped out all of the common area lawns and replaced them with drought tolerant landscaping. The people who lived next to the grass put up a big fight but were outvoted.

IN OC we recycle some of our waste water. They call it toilet to tap. The system can produce 3 times the water at half the cost of desalinization.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/01/world/...-to-tap-water/

The media is starting to target the Palm Desert area with heir golf courses and man made lakes. That will be an interesting fight.

They're starting to offer rebates for lawn removals. $1.00 a square foot.....****ing pathetic.

[BeeHo]

The answer lies in GRAVITY.

[Beef Supreme]

Next come the stillsuits, then the sand worms.

[BigRichard]

Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet

Next come the stillsuits, then the sand worms.

Then little creepy kids who know all sorts of shit they shouldn't.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by BigRichard

Then little creepy kids who know all sorts of shit they shouldn't.

But she did grow up to be quite the hottie tho

[GloryDayz]

LOL, I guess not so much...

[GloryDayz]

Minnesota wins....

[ToxSocks]

Earthquakes.....fires....that's what's on most Californian's minds.

I'm much more worried about a lack of water. I don't wanna click the link, it stresses the shit out of me.

[FD]

Good article here, this is the key bit:

The single most important statistic in understanding the current crisis is this: 80% of California’s surface water supports agriculture, largely the farms and ranches of the Central Valley. Compared to that massive flow, the residential abuses are almost an afterthought. If every single human being living south of Los Angeles packed up and moved to rainy Oregon, it wouldn’t improve California’s water situation as much as a mere 10% decrease in the water used by the Central Valley crops and livestock.

In other words, even if this drought is a sign of climates to come, California has plenty of water to support its lifestyle. It just won’t have enough to support its crops, without significant changes to make those farms more water-efficient. It seems bizarre that a region like the Central Valley with just six million people — barely more than 10% of the state’s population — should use so much of the water. But then you realize that the vast majority of people benefiting from that water don’t live in California at all. The Central Valley takes up only 1% of the landmass of the United States, but it produces 25% of the food we eat, and almost half of the fruits or nuts we consume. California is running through its water supply because, for complicated historical and climatological reasons, it has taken on the burden of feeding the rest of the country. The average Times reader sneering at those desert lawns from the Upper West Side might want to think about the canned tomatoes, avocados, and almonds in his or her kitchen before denouncing the irresponsible lifestyles of the California emigres. Because the truth is California doesn’t have a water problem. We all do.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by FD

Good article here, this is the key bit:

YEAH! So keep your stupid west coast hatin' ass comments to your self or stop eating our food.

Booya grandma.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by FD

Good article here, this is the key bit:

Interesting to say the least.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by FD

Good article here, this is the key bit:

Originally Posted by Detoxing

YEAH! So keep your stupid west coast hatin' ass comments to your self or stop eating our food.

Booya grandma.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by FD

Good article here, this is the key bit:

That's interesting. I've always wondered why Florida doesn't contribute more agriculturally. We've got tons of open, flat land and it rains every day during rain seasons.