Effects of Climate Change...

[Javaman]

Texas rice farmers won't get water for irrigation
http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/texas-rice-farmers-wont-get-water-for-irrigation-2211066.html

AUSTIN, Texas — A Central Texas river authority said Friday that Hill Country lakes fell short of levels sufficient to provide irrigation water to downriver rice farmers.

That makes 2012 the first year in which the farmers will not get the water from the Lower Colorado River Authority.

As of Friday morning, lakes Travis and Buchanan were about 3,200 acre-feet, or more than 1 billion gallons, short of the level they'd need to reach for the farmers to receive water.

LCRA spokeswoman Clara Tuma had said Thursday that the authority did not expect to reach the 850,000 acre-feet lake levels needed to provide water to the farmers.

more at link....

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this is a direct result of the massive drought we had last year.

[izquierdista]

1. Better switch to millet

If they were smart and adaptable, they would change to a crop that needs less water. If they are stupid and conservative and incapable of change, they can plant their rice and watch it fail. I wonder which it will be.....

[Javaman]

2. This is red Texas, what do you think?

they will have their hands out for subsides to cover their losses, while at the same time claiming government should be out of our lives.

[izquierdista]

4. I think you're right

But being a liberal, I have to hold out the possibility that enlightenment will descend upon them.

[obxhead]

3. Why the fuck are people growing RICE in Texas?