Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "Cabrito del Bosque" > wrote in message
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> > On 5/24/2015 4:32 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> > > 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!
> > >
> >
> > The worst thing imaginable is IF this becomes part of the predicted
> > megadrought in the Western US.
> >
> > http://www.fastcoexist.com/3044538/w...s/5-things-cal
> > ifornia-can-do-to-survive-a-megadrought
> >
> > 1. SAY GOODBYE TO THE LAWN
> >
> > 2. REDESIGN CITIES AS SPONGES
> >
> > 3. RETHINK THE ALMOND
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> > 4. FIX THE PIPES
> >
> > 5. SMARTER DESALINATION
> >
> >
> > They'll need to move quickly on all of the above.
> >
> > And we'll all need to get used to buying more produce from Mexico.
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> Oh dear

Ophelia, relax. He's massively overestimated the food issues for
example. It could be people in *California* (southern part) might get
more food from south of them but the only real effect will be the big
wine industry, yet most grapes are pretty tolerant of drought,
producing simply less grapes.

California does have the biggest ticket sales but that is becsause they
export most of it as in fancy stuff you might find on your shelves.
It's not an never has been a breadbasket of the USA. Not a single
product grown there in any quantity hits our top 10 food exports for
example.

I'm not saying it isnt serious, but neither they nor we will go hungry
over California's drought.
Carol

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