On Fri, 20 Mar 2015 18:46:41 -0500, F. George McDuffee
wrote:

On Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:05:32 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:21:02 -0500, F. George McDuffee
wrote:

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
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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! :-)


http://www.infowars.com/california-f...-just-take-it/

Read this link and review the comments at the bottom:
http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11...to-developers/

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102515180

http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/...r-414093379755

The farmers must pay for 100% of their estimated water needs each
year...and each year they have been getting less and less
water..despite paying for it.

And the (non native) Delta Shrimp remain safe!!

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Scanned the articles and comments.

More "new think" and "double speak," aka "blowing smoke."
Part of the problem lies in the way the water district drew
up the contracts. They could have specified the water was
to be used only for agriculture but did not.

Back to my original question, what is being done to prepare
for a drought that historically will last for generations?
At the very least are any contingency evacuation and
resettlement plans being formulated?

Why would you think the drought will last for generations? Some
years we have enough water..some years not enough water..some years
way the **** too much water.

Climate is a funny thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Flood_of_1862

Notice the periods OF the flood years here..and the times between
them...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floods_in_California


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