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I take it you've never been to the ocean and swallowed a mouthful of water. Converting ocean water into drinkable water is a very expensive process, not something that can be easily done in mass quantities.
Tell me, how many years has the drought been a problem and in that time how many idiotic bills have been passed by the state that have cost the taxpayers of the state billions. Now again tell me how expensive the process is while the population of California is at risk for running out of potable water.
Los Angeles might get 15 inches a year. San Diego 10". That's dry regardless of the "climate".
The San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains just outside of LA get well over 30 inches of precip a year. San Francisco averages about 20 inches of rain per year while the Sierra Nevada mountains to its east average 50 to 60 inches of precip a year.
Maybe it'll teach Californians to not build on historically known desert.
The Los Angeles area is a semi-arid climate, not an arid (desert) climate. There are, of course, desert areas and cities, but the majority of the population is not in the desert areas.
California is next to the biggest ****ing pond of water on Planet Earth, yet is complaining about a water shortage.
Did I miss something?
'Murica.
It also has the second and third largest aquifers (by volume) in North America: Under the Coachella Valley, and under Orange County. Ironically, LA is entitled to almost none of it. L.A. has other sources. Hence the never ending water bickering, btw, regardless of wet winter or dry winter..
California is in a state of severe drought and you are more worried that people won't be able to water their lawn than that the state will potentially run out of water within a year?
I'm glad to see that he is ordering golf courses to reduce their water usage. The idea of golf courses in the desert is an obscene waste of a precious resource. Arizona and Nevada should follow suit.
Here in Arizona MOST water's used by the farmers, NOT the golf courses. I think it's maybe 80 percent for agriculture.
The Los Angeles area is a semi-arid climate, not an arid (desert) climate. There are, of course, desert areas and cities, but the majority of the population is not in the desert areas.
Large parts of California's water does come from the Desert, the CO River's Lake Meade, and the drought is worsening East of California where most of the River water comes from.
Large parts of California's water does come from the Desert, the CO River's Lake Meade, and the drought is worsening East of California where most of the River water comes from.
Very true. However, I was just pointing out that cities such as Los Angeles, Riverside and Santa Barbara are not located in the desert.
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