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Minnesota farmers said the same thing in the 1930's
( but Al Gore hadn't invented global warming yet )
Many of those 1930 MN records still stand today.
It's a negative feedback loop in the case of California. Milder temperatures mean less snow, less snow in the mountains mean less water for irrigation, which means further pumping of fossil water to irrigate crops.
California borders the largest body of water on the planet.
Aruba, a very small island with a true desert climate, has one of the most advanced & successful desalination plants in the world. And therefore one of the most expensive. The cost of living is very high, due in part to the costs of desalination. That cost also gets passed on to the tourism trade; & in turn onto the tourist. It's one big cycle, but it works. Everywhere you go on that island, you are reminded that all of that seawater comes at a hefty price. Signs in public restrooms, hotel rooms, restaurants... remind you to use water sparingly & wisely. Outdoor landscape watering is done with filtered sewer/waste water.
Can California do this? Sure...how to afford it is the question.
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