It’s impossible to ignore the drought when driving over this massive bridge staring at the water marks from years before. Thankfully we have received a decent amount of water here in Northern California, 130% of normal I am told so far. But, still the brutal fact remains we need a lot more. Spring flowers are starting to bloom and we still haven’t had enough water…
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Judging by your posts, draught is a serious problem in California right?
Aren’t there (cheap) ways to store and recuperate rain water? Individual rain water tanks at the houses?
More dams? 🙂
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Yeah I live in CA and we are literally out of water. Worst drought in recorded history! We do have some legislation in place and a new desalination plant that is up and running in Carlsbad but we need to be wary of our usage. It sucks though. Makes me nervous. But we manage.
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It will likely take a few more years of wet winters like this to recoop. It seems winter is almost over up here. What about where you are?
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Yeah it’s been hot the past few weeks in SoCal. Like. WTF?! Summer starts in February now and lasts until November. I’ve already used my AC a couple times
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Me too! Even hot some sun last weekend!
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There sure are. But, the politics here don’t actually allow for much positive change. It has been a wet winter so far so there is hope.
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As long as there’s hope… 🙂
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Like driving over Shasta… but it is looking better. On another note, I always love the green foothills in spring. –Curt
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Me too. Aren’t they glorious right now? Spring flowers and lovely green rolling hills.
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They live forever in my memory banks from growing up there. –Curt
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Wow, that picture just tells a story. Great post
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Thank you, I was hoping so. It sure did for me sitting under the bridge!
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