"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>I have noticed several people here mention California. We have had a lot
>>of stuff on tv about the lack of water there. We were shown the huge
>>reservoirs with very little water in them. They were showing how people
>>with lush grass and full swimming pools were being demonised.
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>> Is anyone here affected? It sounds very frightening!
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> Everyone in CA is affected. And since CA grows half the country's food,
> half the country is affected as well. My town is ordering a 35% cutback
> on water use with fines for offenders. NASA says this is the last year we
> will have water in the reservoirs. So next year we should be in full
> anarchy mode I expect. Fox News blames it on illegal immigrants.
>

But I still have not heard any talk about adding storage capacity or
groundwater replenishment basins, for the times we do have rain.