On 5/24/2015 8:03 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
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>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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>>>>> On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 7:50:14 AM UTC-7, taxed and spent wrote:
>>>>>> "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.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But I still have not heard any talk about adding storage capacity or
>>>>>> groundwater replenishment basins, for the times we do have rain.
>>>>>
>>>>> Similarly, I haven't heard my wife talking about buying a safe for the
>>>>> jewelry she expects to buy after she wins the lottery.
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>>>> 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.
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>>> That would take tax money.
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>>> 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?
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>> since a four year drought is pretty common here in California, and we have
>> tripled our population without adding any more storage capacity, I would
>> say we need more storage.
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> We're in a 100 year drought. No amount of planning would have helped.

Ever hear of paleo climatic records?

You DUMB ASSHOLE!

Grow a ****ing brain!