California has about one year of water left.

[spicoli69]

Data from NASA satellites show that the total amount of water stored in the Sacramento and San Joaquin river basins — that is, all of the snow, river and reservoir water, water in soils and groundwater combined — was 34 million acre-feet below normal in 2014. That loss is nearly 1.5 times the capacity of Lake Mead, America's largest reservoir.

Statewide, we've been dropping more than 12 million acre-feet of total water yearly since 2011. Roughly two-thirds of these losses are attributable to groundwater pumping for agricultural irrigation in the Central Valley. Farmers have little choice but to pump more groundwater during droughts, especially when their surface water allocations have been slashed 80% to 100%. But these pumping rates are excessive and unsustainable. Wells are running dry. In some areas of the Central Valley, the land is sinking by one foot or more per year.

http://www.businessinsider.com/calif...er-left-2015-3

[jbball92]

that's what happens when fukktards let people use water to farm.... IN THE DESERT

[Noxema]

that's what happens when fukktards let people use water to farm.... IN THE DESERT

Fuk you mane. Dat dere Cali wine OP as Bard brah



Seriously though...Good riddance Communist state of California, been nice knowing you. When the mass exodus is over, let me know. I have a planet polluting 468 that wants to decimate Mulholland.

[liightskinbrah]

Fuk you mane. Dat dere Cali wine OP as Bard brah

Plz nerf.

[IllegalRage]

seattle master race

[IPoopStandingUp]

so farming in the desert isnt sustainable? this is shocking

[DrTynanol]

legalizing marijuana, not even once

[NotANun21]

brb building a waterpark in the desert
brb wher our water gon?

[tmertz]

Great now all of the Cali Fuktards are going to come to Colorado

[SpicyCurrie]

Inb4 California begins stealing the Great Lake waters and I am forced to show my true colours - a Saiyan - in order to defend the great water reservoirs that are shared by Canada and the USA.


Srs

[ausluke]

Fuk you mane. Dat dere Cali wine OP as Bard brah



Seriously though...Good riddance Communist state of California, been nice knowing you. When the mass exodus is over, let me know. I have a planet polluting 468 that wants to decimate Mulholland.

Its the largest state economy. You don't want it to go down

[Noxema]

Inb4 California begins stealing the Great Lake waters and I am forced to show my true colours - a Saiyan - in order to defend the great water reservoirs that are shared by Canada and the USA.


Srs

Wouldn't be surprised.

Georgia trying that chit with TN right now(move the state line up a mile so they can tap into the TN river/Nickajack lake because ATL is fukked).




War is the Answer.

Its the largest state economy. You don't want it to go down

Anywhere with weather superior to this hell I call home, must go down my friend.

[cheachea]

They need to invest in converting ocean water to fresh.

[Insanity_SC]

This is EXACTLY what happens when you have government price controls.

If water was a resource traded on the free market, prices would fluctuate with demand and supply. Which means...most of the farmers using that water would never have gone into business in the first place. it only makes economic sense with government subsidization.

brb destroy price discovery, destroy supply mechanics, subsidize an industry into existence, let that industry ruin the supply of that resource.

[vinhuman]

Inb4 California begins stealing the Great Lake waters and I am forced to show my true colours - a Saiyan - in order to defend the great water reservoirs that are shared by Canada and the USA.


Srs

I am from Michigan and look across the river to Ontario everyday at the office. Fear not, my bro. When they come, you will not stand alone.

[jbball92]

Its the largest state economy. You don't want it to go down

largest debt too lol

[DoWorkSon515]

They already import the majority of their water anyways. But yeah, the aquifers are not being replenished anywhere near fast enough.

It's funny. You read all about water conservation strategies for the public. They are important, but we've got it ass backwards. It takes 4 gallons of water to grow a fkn walnut. Just one. Almost two gallons for an almond. Brb one bag of almonds is a week worth of showering.

[shortythree]

Fuk you mane. Dat dere Cali wine OP as Bard brah



Seriously though...Good riddance Communist state of California, been nice knowing you. When the mass exodus is over, let me know. I have a planet polluting 468 that wants to decimate Mulholland.

we go down everyone goes down srs

[TheOneArmedMan]

Brb move to the south everyone says. It's so great they say..... yet all the hot southern states not just California are experiencing drought right now.

[DoWorkSon515]

This is EXACTLY what happens when you have government price controls.

If water was a resource traded on the free market, prices would fluctuate with demand and supply. Which means...most of the farmers using that water would never have gone into business in the first place. it only makes economic sense with government subsidization.

95% of farmers would be out of business their first season if agricultural water was not subsidized. But then what? Nobody will receive California exports.

[AgBrah]

Good. There's too many people here anyways.

I'll bathe with bottled water.

[Insanity_SC]

95% of farmers would be out of business their first season if agricultural water was not subsidized. But then what? Nobody will receive California exports.

then the cost of food goes up nationally and globally. better than the alternative...no fuking water.

Artificially low food prices were an unsustainable invention. Tough luck

[zuocruz]

No one wants us?
Guess I'll pay a visit to North Carolina

[SpicyCurrie]

I am from Michigan and look across the river to Ontario everyday at the office. Fear not, my bro. When they come, you will not stand alone.

I will be the Vegeta to your Goku my neighbouring brother.

The Z Fighters will put down any threat that arises

[straightflexing]

We will just take water from other states by force...

[AgBrah]

95% of farmers would be out of business their first season if agricultural water was not subsidized. But then what? Nobody will receive California exports.

Lol. Really?

I'd love to hear this. Please, go on, impress me with your expansive knowledge.


(I own a big ag company and sit on a water board)

[Gsxr25]

We will just take water from other states by force...

This. lol. I ain't got no worries

[AgBrah]

then the cost of food goes up nationally and globally. better than the alternative...no fuking water.

Artificially low food prices were an unsustainable invention. Tough luck

Please explain how an openly traded commodity is artificially low? I'm not talking grain or milk either.

[skinnybig2]

The water system in this state is from the 1960s. It was going to fail sooner or later. Environmental wacko groups that sue to have reservoirs emptied into the Bay and 20million illegal aliens sucking away at our resources don't help either.

[skinnybig2]

We will just take water from other states by force...

LOL would be interesting. AZ already cut off Southern California maybe they will have a little mini war over that...