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April 01, 2015 04:51 PM UTC
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Anyone with even a modicum of divine discernment can plainly see this drought is the result of god’s vengeance upon California for their unholy emissions standards . . .
. . . Hear the word of your lord and repent, accursed anti-fractitioners !
(. . . oh, hell, maybe it had a little something to do with all those gays, too ? . . . )
And Hollywood! Don’t forget Hollywood has provoked god’s vengence, too.
And the heathens in Utah are also being punished. Alta Ski Resort had the lowest snowfall for January – March in recorded history.
First ever? What have they been thinking up to now?
I believe it was piecemeal with water restrictions being imposed by municipalities and counties so this is the first statewide restriction program. Because so many cities and counties have already imposed water restrictions the early low hanging fruit is already gone so it won’t be as dramatic as it appears. Expect a big surge in deodorant and perfume sales this summer as showers become obsolete like in Soylent Green.
Best of luck and hope the rains come soon.
Best of luck for all of us. California feeds us.
How long before some wing nut starts to decry big gummint rationing water? Why not let the market provide a solution?
Because the market will always weigh short term profit heavier than a balanced or sustainable water plan.
See “A Plea for the Future” here.
Southern Colorado is drying up because its water shares were sold, are still being sold, to the highest bidders, or were sold decades ago. People are losing their livelihoods from lack of water, with water flowing nearby (remember the Milagro Beanfield War?)
I’ve avoided learning more about water because it’s complex, and difficult to understand the big picture. And it’s not going to get any easier with the factors of climate change, which 1/3 of people won’t even admit exists, and fracking literally sucking up all the potable water forever.
I think Pols should have a regular feature about Colorado water issues, perhaps with rotating or guest authors, to help us all become more knowledgeable on this vital and developing issue.
They’ve already been complaining, but it’s mostly about Federal water releases so far.
BTW: This year’s preliminary Fed release schedule on the Colorado River was not horrible, but it’s been a pretty dry March. IIRC the final determination is made sometime early in April, so California might yet wind up with a reduction in Colorado River water on top of their other problems.
One reason is that much of the precipitation this winter fell as rain, not snow. While the snow pack is essentially gone, I read somewhere that CA still received something close to 75% of average precip. Some farmers are actually getting more water this year than last.
Ha!. I was editing, when it timed out.
Northern CA received ~75%. The Sierras received ~40%.
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/floodER/hydro/
I was taken in (somewhat) by the stark headlines, as it turns out, more can be done to “rationalize” water use- 80% goes to be big Ag (Calif Central valley produce & nut growers) which feeds half the nation. Amy Goodman With Steven Colbert picking up “plum” sponsor promo of pistachios– At the same time they are planting new fields of almonds ( to make almond milk?) and alfalfa – a thirsty crop , to be shipped to China
original article, Daily Beast , Mark Hertzgaard, “How growers gamed the drought”
It’s bad. My family living in Sacramento passed along this photo of Folsom Lake, one of Northern California’s big agricultural and recreational water resources, then and now…
And because the climate system is now so chaotic, when they do get rains, they tend to get drenched with destructive floods.
Not to get to fussy about it, but heavy rains have always been a part of the weather in California. It’s those big “pineapple express” storms in the winter that do it. This year, they were largely blocked by the “ridiculously resilient ridge” that set up over the West Coast.
Climate change is less about specific weather events than it is about the frequency of those weather events. By definition, climate is a game of statistics. Attribution of specific events is a very tough nut to crack.