On 2015-05-24 20:01:44 +0000, Paul M. Cook said:

>> That is a bit different, isn't it. Years with heavy rains are quite
>> frequent. We need to be putting more away for those non-rainy days.
>
> That would take tax money.

Well we certainly need to save our world and preserve our way of
life--but not if it costs any money!!

> We have enough damns and reservoirs., What do you think has kept us
> going? This is year 4 of extreme drought. Just how much capacity can
> you plan for?

Well, clearly we needed to have planned more. Apparently that cost too
much money too. I wonder how much it will cost for industries and
communities to die. I suppose they'll have to be buried
somewhere--will that be free?