On Sun, 24 May 2015 07:32:44 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

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> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
> >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.
> >
> > Is anyone here affected? It sounds very frightening!
>
> 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.
>
>
Adding insult to injury, vandals created a breach in an inflatable dam
(first time I've heard of that type) that released enough water to
supply water to 500 homes for an entire year (49 million gallons). It
might have been good for the Bay, but it was bad for water
conservation.
http://kron4.com/2015/05/22/vandals-...ater-into-bay/
In the mean time, there's extreme weather of all kinds East of the
Rockies...
http://kron4.com/2015/05/22/vandals-...ater-into-bay/
and plate tectonics are ramping up too
http://dutchsinse.com/5222015-erupti...over-48-hours/

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