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Water Crisis: Wait Until the Aquifers Are Drained
- anigbrowl 12y agoIt's worth noting that there's going to be a water bond measure on California's ballot this November: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/08/14/california-will-vote-on-multi-billion-dollar-water-bond/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/08/14/ca... This is a ~$7 billion bond, although estimated total investment needs over the next 20 years are about 10x that mount so there will doubtless be other proposals. The drought affects the whole SouthWestern US, but since many HN readers are based in California, Wikipedia's article on the state's water infrastructure may be quite useful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_in_California http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_in_California If you're interested in the causes of the drought and trying to predict its future course, read up on the Ridiculously Resilient Ridge, a new and unwelcome fixture int he Pacific weather system: http://www.weatherwest.com/archives/tag/ridiculously-resilient-ridge http://www.weatherwest.com/archives/tag/ridiculously-resilie...