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2022-03-20 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Drought-stricken California imposes new round of water cuts

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Posted by Fred 2022-03-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 they could use natural gas to desalinize ocean water but since CA is a no fracking state they can't

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-03-20 00:46|| 2022-03-20 00:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Clearly Putin is to blame. Plus global covid warming

Posted by Unomotle Chomp2830 2022-03-20 01:02|| 2022-03-20 01:02|| Front Page Top

#3 The homeless have already cut back on bathing.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-03-20 01:30|| 2022-03-20 01:30|| Front Page Top

#4 /\ Proving once again, weekly bathing really is overrated.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-03-20 02:20|| 2022-03-20 02:20|| Front Page Top

#5

A sister who lived in the Fresno/Valley area during one of the older Water restriction / bans saw the results.

The LA swimming pools got all the water they needed. The Valley Food Producers (Growers) were ridden rough-shot for every drop they used.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-03-20 07:19|| 2022-03-20 07:19|| Front Page Top

#6 That's by design. Poverty and food shortages for the California proles so they start to die off. Bill Gates owns more farmland in the water-rich regions than anyone outside of Sierra Pacific Industries

Posted by Hupomosing Grineling1900 2022-03-20 09:25|| 2022-03-20 09:25|| Front Page Top

#7 #1 I have often wondered why California, which has 700+ miles of border with the Pacific Ocean, has not started a massive desalinization plan. I think the costs may be high; but how bad is the cost of not having water at all?

Posted by Tom 2022-03-20 13:23|| 2022-03-20 13:23|| Front Page Top

#8 ^ Costs are high (energy) and the Environuts sue over the plankton and small fishkill by the intakes, making it even more expensive. I would propose that if one refuses to allow desal, they should have no pools and be limited to "Navy showers" ;-)

Posted by Frank G 2022-03-20 13:37|| 2022-03-20 13:37|| Front Page Top

#9 Oprah and her neighbors don't have swimming pools, they have Forward Deployed Fire Suppression Caches....so she gets a pass, and he gets a pass, they all get passes!

Snark O'The Day

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-03-20 14:40|| 2022-03-20 14:40|| Front Page Top

#10 They will never use Navy Showers because the product is called Right Guard.

Posted by Woozle Schwarzeneggar6415 2022-03-20 18:03|| 2022-03-20 18:03|| Front Page Top

#11 #9 - Late Snark O' The Day candidate , but would've had bonus points if you'd grabbed a PShoppped Oprah ;-)

Posted by Frank G 2022-03-20 18:06|| 2022-03-20 18:06|| Front Page Top

#12 Seems like solar powered desalinization plants might work.

Posted by Glenmore 2022-03-20 18:58|| 2022-03-20 18:58|| Front Page Top

#13 Not enough energy. North/west coast above Ventura is sunlight inconsistent

Posted by Frank G 2022-03-20 19:20|| 2022-03-20 19:20|| Front Page Top

#14 Unclear power would be an excellent way to run desalination plants. Bu nooooooo!

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2022-03-20 20:38|| 2022-03-20 20:38|| Front Page Top

#15 Put a (really big) dome over the Salton Sea, collect the condensate, pump it up to the aqueduct system, and let the Sea refill from the Gulf. Mine the salt deposited along the fringes.

Posted by Glenmore 2022-03-20 21:54|| 2022-03-20 21:54|| Front Page Top

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