California drought

[***super_nova***]

Amazing images of before and now

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/18/california-drought-gifs_n_5843534.html

[debra9275]

wow! that reminds me of here a few years ago when Eildon lake almost dried up and Wendoree lake did.

Our state govt built a de sal plant that cost a fortune & we haven't needed to use it yet, but who knows what's ahead

Hope they get some good rainfall over there soon.

amazing pics, some of those rivers are now just a trickle, thanks Nova

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

In Northern California it has created an upsurge in gold mining, thanks to low water levels previously unobtainable deposits have become accessible..........

[imastawka]

band, does California have water restrictions in place

to stop the supply drying up?

[tcmsecretuseid]

I live in California. Right now parts of California are restricting watering lawns on certain days. We also have a tier system for our bills, the more I use, the more I pay(especially when I go into the next tier). Summers are very expensive here. The electric bill is high, because the air conditioner is going. I took out a portion of plants in the front yard, and replaced them with succulants. I took out 200 sq ft of lawn in the back yard last week, and replaced that with teak deck tiles.  I try to take quick showers, and only do full loads of wash. 

[***super_nova***]

...and no wonder there are wildfires:

http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-g-california-drought-map-htmlstory.html