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Devastating photos of California show how bad the drought really is
Business Insider ^ | 5-7-15 | Erin Brodwin

Posted on 05/10/2015 7:41:02 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

California just entered its fourth year in drought. Experts say it's the worst the state has seen in 1,200 years.

Dwindling reservoirs, shrinking lakes, and dried-up farm fields are everywhere — and the drought shows no sign of stopping.

The state's snowpack, which typically provides about a third of the water for its farms and residents, remains at its lowest level in history.

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: califdrought; drought; management; reservoirs; water
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Reservoir banks that used to be underwater above Friant Dam (Millerton Lake)

Many more photos at link.

1 posted on 05/10/2015 7:41:02 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Dams are evil! Let it all drain! Protect the smelt!


2 posted on 05/10/2015 7:41:47 AM PDT by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

All the Californicators have to do is pray for rain.


3 posted on 05/10/2015 7:44:04 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: Crazieman

Worst government in the history of America is making it worse.

Pray America is waking


4 posted on 05/10/2015 7:44:50 AM PDT by bray (Cruz to the WH)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Algore predic....wait, what??


5 posted on 05/10/2015 7:45:58 AM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Well lucky for us Nevadans, we are awash in water. Oh, wait. No we’re not. Kinda dry east of Cali also. Stupid algore inventing climate change. Thanks al. UPOS!


6 posted on 05/10/2015 7:46:56 AM PDT by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

They know not who their maker is.


7 posted on 05/10/2015 7:47:28 AM PDT by eyedigress (s)
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To: afraidfortherepublic


8 posted on 05/10/2015 7:49:18 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Should make it easier to find all those weapons lost in boating accidents.


9 posted on 05/10/2015 7:49:35 AM PDT by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: afraidfortherepublic

http://pagesix.com/2015/05/09/3941513/?_ga=1.164435519.1856889798.1431205244

Now, go to the above link and see how the other half (or should I say, the 1%’ers) are coping with this.

Babs, Lopez, the Kard’s, et al could care less about showing the hypocrites they are.


10 posted on 05/10/2015 7:51:21 AM PDT by mark3681
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Support Obama’s amnesty, offer more gov’t freebies to attract a few million more illegals, fast-track a new bullet train aand things will turn for the better.


11 posted on 05/10/2015 7:52:35 AM PDT by umgud (I never capitalize; muslim, islam or allah)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Count the pools in this one.


12 posted on 05/10/2015 7:52:56 AM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Idiot reporter, as usual.

Experts say it's the worst the state has seen in 1,200 years.

The experts he's referring to are probably cited here.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/science/californias-history-of-drought-repeats.html

The actual data shows two periods of megadrought in the last 1200 years, one lasting 150 years, the other 2000 years. This one is four years old.

13 posted on 05/10/2015 7:53:27 AM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Pray to whom? Moloch?


14 posted on 05/10/2015 7:55:45 AM PDT by Noumenon (Resistance. Restoration. Retribution.)
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To: rktman

That’s what you get for putting your state right next to California.


15 posted on 05/10/2015 7:56:06 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: afraidfortherepublic

“The heaven which is over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you, iron. The LORD will make the rain of your land powder and dust; from heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed” - Deuteronomy 28:23-24 - the curses of disobedience.

‘If also after these things you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. I will also break down your pride of power; I will also make your sky like iron and your earth like bronze. ‘Your strength will be spent uselessly, for your land will not yield its produce and the trees of the land will not yield their fruit.’ - Leviticus 26:18-20


16 posted on 05/10/2015 7:57:30 AM PDT by INVAR ("Fart for liberty, fart for freedom and fart proudly!" - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

It’s not just the drought. It’s the fact that we haven’t built any new dams in over 40 years and we’ve been letting water flow into the ocean to protect some damn little minnow. And by “we” I mean the idiot politicians the idiot voters put into office.


17 posted on 05/10/2015 7:57:56 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Cue those old cartoons of Indians dancing for rain.


18 posted on 05/10/2015 7:59:47 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (ANYBODY BUT FRICKING JEB AND HILLARY)
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To: Noumenon
Pray to whom?

Well, "secular humanists" can pray to themselves, and others can pray to Satan.

There's probably a lot of Mexicans there, this sounds like a good reason for them to return to their Catholicism....or Mexico.

19 posted on 05/10/2015 8:01:39 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: afraidfortherepublic

They had an article yesterday, all the Hollywood liberals like Babs Streisand with lush green lawns and shrubbery because they constantly water them. What water shortage? That’s only for the little people.


20 posted on 05/10/2015 8:04:03 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (B. Hussein Obama: 17 acts of Treason and counting.)
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