W Coast drought questions

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People should be more concerned than they are. Water is being diverted from northern to southern CA. Nestle is taking water they shouldn't. The western third of the US is turning into a desert. Fires will keep happening. People know it is bad, think about moving, but don't.

Doesn’t Southern CA get its water from the Colorado River? Which presents its own challenges, but I don’t think NorCal supplies water to southern Ca.

Yes, and San Diego county has its own desalination plant which also supplies water to the region.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:California produces 80% of the world's almonds — 2 billion pounds a year — at a staggering cost of 2,000 gallons of water per pound of almonds. Ten percent of California's water is guzzled up by almonds. Almonds have got to go.

I think the agribusiness in California will move elsewhere, and I predict a lot will relocate the southeast. It can't be profitable with all the droughts.