Quote:
Originally Posted by NowInWI
|
First, so many people replied to this :0
Second, as long as the water problems are dealt with/fixed the state will be fine. In fact, Downtown L.A. (who recorded its driest year ever in 2013) has seen many other periods where the annual rainfall was as low as 5 or 6 inches, even 4 inches. If the El Nino does form it will just be part of the pattern of super wet years then super dry years. Only reason so many are realizing water problems now is because California external water sources such as Lake Mead are suffering from actual drought. If you go to Noaa (Link Below), go to montly summarized data, replace 2000 with 1950 and hit go (any location doesn't matter), you'll find that the current drought is the driest but not such a rare occurrence, and that not all locations recorded their its driest year in 2013. I honestly think that everyone is worrying because Southern California can't dare produce enough water for its current and future population on its own and its external sources are starting to dry up.
National Weather Service - NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
