Comment by calvinmorrison
2 days ago
theres no drought in california.
if we wanted to tomorrow we could stop it.
its like complaining you are sweaty after working out
2 days ago
theres no drought in california.
if we wanted to tomorrow we could stop it.
its like complaining you are sweaty after working out
The "drought vs no drought" conversation hides the fact that a significant percentage of the water in the central valley aquifer has been pumped out for agriculture and other uses. Even if we stopped that tomorrow it would not recharge quickly, and the surface water is not sufficient for current demand.
Pedantically, you're correct. There's been drought in California for the previous 24 years, but this year there isn't one.
> allocation of water
I thought the GP was referring to the water allocated to farming.
> theres no drought in california.
CA is not in a drought right now. CA has been in conditions of persistent drought, with no more than a year or two of respite, for two decades. The last sustained period of sustained at-or-above-desired-level precipitation ended in 2007.
As always, Wikipedia explains this well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droughts_in_California
Your logic amounts to "I'm not poor because I just got paid! Let's go to the bar tonight!"
My logic is "OH NO I KEEP HITTING MYSELF IN THE HEAD WITH A RUSTY POKER WHY DO I KEEP BLEEDING!"
If we dont want a drought, stop messing with the water supply.
"Much of the water used in California comes from the Colorado River. By usage, ~79% of the river goes to crop irrigation (70% of which is cattle feed), ~13% to residential water usage, ~4% for commercial use, and ~4% for thermal power plants"
> If we dont want a drought, stop messing with the water supply.
How is that different from "if you don't want drought, don't use water for most things"?
Yes, we could curtail agriculture, power generation, etc..., but those all have their own problems.
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