It’s been going on for a long time, Junipero Serra had problems getting water, it’s a DESERT! Ancient aquifers under the Mohave are now targeted, since the rivers and reservoirs are dry. It’s not so much USING the water, as WASTING the water, and of course populaton growth didn’t have anything to do with the problem.
Then there’s the agricultural wasting over decades with poor practices, like open canals and flood irrigation of “penny crops” of low value, for decades.
Like climate change that massive agriculture and cities have played a large role in, it didn’t just happen overnight, but many decades.
THAT is why the public of short attention span theater, can’t figure it out, or accept it. Or, they’re just out washing their cars in the street.
Sorry folks, it’s a VERY complex issue and it just can’t be summed up in a cartoon or two. The many books on the subject, which I’ve got quite a few of, go into details, but the reading is equal to a college degree, not just a one semester course. Physics, biology, entomology, climatology, sociology, hydrology, economics, engineering, geology, soils, forestry, plant pathology, carrying capacity of ecosystems, solid waste disposal, liquid waste disposal, energy production (gas, oil, wind, solar), transportation planning (rail, roads, air and water), complex water storage strategies, just a few considerations off the top of my head.
It’s been going on for a long time, Junipero Serra had problems getting water, it’s a DESERT! Ancient aquifers under the Mohave are now targeted, since the rivers and reservoirs are dry. It’s not so much USING the water, as WASTING the water, and of course populaton growth didn’t have anything to do with the problem.
Then there’s the agricultural wasting over decades with poor practices, like open canals and flood irrigation of “penny crops” of low value, for decades.
Like climate change that massive agriculture and cities have played a large role in, it didn’t just happen overnight, but many decades.
THAT is why the public of short attention span theater, can’t figure it out, or accept it. Or, they’re just out washing their cars in the street.
Sorry folks, it’s a VERY complex issue and it just can’t be summed up in a cartoon or two. The many books on the subject, which I’ve got quite a few of, go into details, but the reading is equal to a college degree, not just a one semester course. Physics, biology, entomology, climatology, sociology, hydrology, economics, engineering, geology, soils, forestry, plant pathology, carrying capacity of ecosystems, solid waste disposal, liquid waste disposal, energy production (gas, oil, wind, solar), transportation planning (rail, roads, air and water), complex water storage strategies, just a few considerations off the top of my head.