On Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:38:33 -0400, Ed Huntress
wrote:

On Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:35:11 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

I took some photos yesterday of Lake Castaic, which is a man made
lake at the foot of the Grapevine ..(mountain range I travel weekly
between Los Angeles and the Central Valley.)

https://picasaweb.google.com/1040422...02/Castaic2015

Gunner

Man, that's dry. You're going to have to switch to drinking booze if
that keeps up.

Ed
===========================
I know there is a lot of hand wringing going on, but what
*REAL* steps have been taken? This appears to be the start
of another 1,000 year drought cycle that finished off
several indian civilizations from Central America
http://tinyurl.com/m8wnyzu up into the American southwest
http://tinyurl.com/mtfwusg .

Are there any steps being taken to implement drip irrigation
for the orchards, or replace open field agriculture with
hydroponics? These can cut the water needed by 90 to 95%
and increase yield per acre up to 10X. Israel seems to be
the leader in this technology. Extensive desalinization is
another pallative, but will require massive energy input,
and this can't be done overnight.

Anyone projected the effects of massive internal
migration/displacement if the American southwest (and much
of Mexico) returns to desert conditions? Will camels
replace SUVs? Inquiring minds want to know! :-)


--
Unka' George

"Gold is the money of kings,
silver is the money of gentlemen,
barter is the money of peasants,
but debt is the money of slaves"

-Norm Franz, "Money and Wealth in the New Millenium"