Calif. using all its water—above and below ground

[Panich52]

Calif. using all its water—above and below ground

agprofessional.com - “Trapped in a dry phase among the worst in the last 500 years, California is losing water reserves as if through a sieve, according to satellite data released Monday. The data also show that ground...

http://www.agprofessional.com/news/calif-using-all-its-water%E2%80%94above-and-below-ground

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1. It could be the start of a good old fashion 200 year drought...

NYT 1994

BEGINNING about 1,100 years ago, what is now California baked in two droughts, the first lasting 220 years and the second 140 years. Each was much more intense than the mere six-year dry spells that afflict modern California from time to time, new studies of past climates show. The findings suggest, in fact, that relatively wet periods like the 20th century have been the exception rather than the rule in California for at least the last 3,500 years, and that mega-droughts are likely to recur....
http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/19/science/severe-ancient-droughts-a-warning-to-california.html

California still doesn't get it!

[former9thward]

2. CA has been about growth, growth, growth for decades now.

And still are. They are making the bed they will have to lie in.