The Drought

[WB Staff]

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The western United States is in the midst of one of the worst drought periods that we have witnessed in many years. In the calendar year of 2013, Paso Robles received only 1.93 inches of rainfall. This is the driest year I can remember and I’m 59-years-old. With no rainfall in this part of California, as I write this article, the prognosis for runoff is not good for the 2013/2014 winter.

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[TheChaz]

is that lake San Antonio? It looked like that over the summer.

[Oldschool]

Since 1965 the population in California has doubled, the climate remains the same. We have always had severe droughts during my life time, over 70 years. 1938-1939, 1968-1969 were wet cycles that ended droughts and we are still waiting for another wet cycle to end this drought.
With double the demand for water waiting for wet cycles is foolish! California needs to build desalination plants along our coast to off our semi arrive climate. The weather isn't going to change, the population is only going to increase, water storage reservoirs will continue to be 1/2 full!
Tom

[mark poulson]

Since 1965 the population in California has doubled, the climate remains the same. We have always had severe droughts during my life time, over 70 years. 1938-1939, 1968-1969 were wet cycles that ended droughts and we are still waiting for another wet cycle to end this drought.
With double the demand for water waiting for wet cycles is foolish! California needs to build desalination plants along our coast to off our semi arrive climate. The weather isn't going to change, the population is only going to increase, water storage reservoirs will continue to be 1/2 full!
Tom

X2!! And more dams/reservoirs to hold the rain when it does come.