Climate Change And Drought Forcing Hard Choices Across California

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Severe drought in California is creating major challenges for farmers in the state. Joe Del Bosque, who has operated his farm since 1985, says this year is one of the worst that he can recall. Water officials believe the past three years could end up as the driest in California’s history. At Lake Castaic near Los Angeles, Lester Holt witnesses the “dangerously low” water level – just 53 percent capacity. An official tells him that the measurements for the Sierra Nevada snowpack, critical for the state’s water supply, are “grim.” California provides two thirds of the U.S. supply of fruits and nuts, and farmers are now forced to make difficult choices. Bill Deitrich says he’s unable to grow tomatoes this year because the limited water supply needs to be diverted to other, more dependable crops. State officials are now under pressure to do more to capture the water from storms so it can be used on farms.

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20 thoughts on “Climate Change And Drought Forcing Hard Choices Across California”

  3. Overtilling has always been bad. It prevents the land the ability to hold onto water as well as soil microbiology and diversity from creating healthy plants. Instead the water erodes the land and basically washes out completely. The land holds none of it. Look at the dust bowl. Then you have other issues going on that are not farm related. It makes out for a no good situation. I was born and raised in Northern California and I am glad I left while I could. It has become so hot my friends now call it the devils playground. It is always on fire, no one has a home or work and it is overridden with drugs 🤷‍♀️ I hope someday my family will be able to return to the beautiful green place it used to be.

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  4. As the US federal government Forest Service continues burning up all federally controlled and private forests lands!
    the global atmospheric Heating will continue as they claim global warming is a product of others but reality it is the federal government causing the problem!!.. .

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  5. Deuteronomy 11
     And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,

    14 That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.

    15 And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.

    16 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

    17 And then the Lord's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you.

    18 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

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  10. https://bbea.org/languageFiles/78933EnglishTribulationMap.pdf not climate change just God trying to get this world's attention to coming events like the Rapture, 7 year tribulation and 2nd coming of Christ. The 7 year tribulation will be the worse period in human history. If the water situation is bad now during the 7 year tribulation it will be a million times worse especially during the 2nd half of the tribulation when fresh water will be more valuable than gold.

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  11. Answers to your prayers .if bidn can send Ukraine billions he can write a check to Americans.now this is how it's done get 6 battleships doing nothing in the ocean and send them to south America with tankers on them go to the massive waterfalls get water ship water back to California farmers use airplanes to distribute water fast and quick.like a fire only the opposite to water crops.fill major lakes .problem solved if biden can give 10 thousand dollars to 20 year old for their school loans he can help farmers with tbeir water so they can feed those spoiled kids.food before loan forgiveness.

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  13. I heard international teams are thinking as a whole and using world maps to figure out what areas of the world are OK & what crops grow there. Neighboring countries are helping each other. Citizens paid good wages to produce food & build & maintain greenhouses.

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