So, what part is coastal plain? The cliffs? The San Joaquin valley? Without the snowfall (regardless of rain) where does the water come from? Is there an aquifer, a true one?
Here’s what wiki says on agri:
“Agriculture is an important sector in California’s economy. Farming-related sales more than quadrupled over the past three decades, from $7.3 billion in 1974 to nearly $31 billion in 2004. This increase has occurred despite a 15 percent decline in acreage devoted to farming during the period, and water supply suffering from chronic instability. Factors contributing to the growth in sales-per-acre include more intensive use of active farmlands and technological improvements in crop production. In 2008, California’s 81,500 farms and ranches generated $36.2 billion products revenue. In 2011, that number grew to $43.5 billion products revenue. According to the USDA in 2011, the three largest California agricultural products by value were milk and cream, shelled almonds, and grapes.”
Yet the 2008 GDP of CA shows agri as only 2% of GDP. Damned real estate is more— guess that figures. As a farmer, the state could be a real garden of eden, except for all the flakes who gravitate there.
California’s climate varies from Mediterranean to subarctic. Coastal areas from San Diego to Santa Barbara have a Mediterranean climate. California is one of only four such places on the entire planet.
Mountainous regions such as the Coast and Cascade Ranges are typical of such areas- snow in the winter and mild temperatures though most of the summer.
The northern Central Valley is also considered Mediterranean, while the Southern part is semi-desert. The Mojave Desert is like the Sahara- here you’ll find a true desert.
As for where does the water come from, here’s some news for you. Stop precipitation, and all rivers would run dry eventually.