Worst Drought In The History Of California Is Happening Right Now

[Geaux4it]

Worst drought ever? Really?
Severe Ancient Droughts: A Warning to California - New York Times

1948



1877

Really? The OP stated that the present drought exceeded all of these, so why are you posting this? Oh well, more than likely an El Nino summer this year, that will be interesting.

We have been having 'summer' for a few weeks here. Last week mid 80's with next week looking similar.

-Geaux

 

[skookerasbil]

The whole drought fraud by the AGW crusaders might be the stoopidest nonsense of all the climate anomalies they point to. It might sell, I will admit.......but only to the low information assholes of the world ( indeed there are plenty )

But drought is an ongoing thing as these graphs clearly illustrate >>>







Cyclical........always has been........always will be. And the crusaders know it too......they want their audience in the present where the Reality Manufacturing works really well with the dim.




The climate crusaders HATE when I post this stuff up!!!

 

[skookerasbil]

Extreme weather's been going on for all time........but don't take my word for it.......take a look back 100's of years HERE >>>>



Chronology of Extreme Weather

 

[skookerasbil]

 

[rdean]

Fish make water?

In your world, obviously.

Water stays within pond, lake or river for the fish or it goes into the system to water plants.

Water is finite so water for the fish = less for growing crops.

Tell me you've heard of evaporation.

Water stays within pond, lake or river for the fish or it goes into the system to water plants.

Or it dries up.

Course, we could use the ocean. Or can we?

 

[SSDD]

Worst drought ever? Really?
Severe Ancient Droughts: A Warning to California - New York Times

1948



1877

Really? The OP stated that the present drought exceeded all of these, so why are you posting this? Oh well, more than likely an El Nino summer this year, that will be interesting.

The OP is not accurate....it most certainly isn't the worst drought....the first article describes drought in that area that lasted multiple hundreds of years...

 

[westwall]

By Michael Snyder, on January 21st, 2014

The article states:

The state produces 99 percent of the artichokes grown in the US, 44 percent of asparagus, a fifth of cabbage, two-thirds of carrots, half of bell peppers, 89 percent of cauliflower, 94 percent of broccoli, and 95 percent of celery. Leafy greens? California’s got the market cornered: 90 percent of the leaf lettuce we consume, along with and 83 percent of Romaine lettuce and 83 percent of fresh spinach, come from the big state on the left side of the map. Cali also cranks a third of total fresh tomatoes consumed in the U.S.—and 95 percent of ones destined for cans and other processing purposes.

Well, this news is probably a boon for Mexico as it grows a lot of the same produce! It also would help if some of the state and federal EPA rules on use of water were revised. Instead of “saving” some stupid fish somewhere, why not let the scarce water be used to irrigate fields and farms that produce the food Californians need?

Read more @ The Worst Drought In The History Of California Is Happening Right Now

Oh yeah! Forgot! Let's blame Man for all of this. It can't possibly be a natural occurrence that happens in the area on a regular basis. Let's ignore severe droughts in the 1700s and 1800s – okay?

Oh well, the loss of a major agricultural area for a year or two means nothing in a world with 7 billion people, correct? One might look at the affects of drought in the last decade. Seems there have been a lot of them, as well as flood events, often one following the other in the same area. But, nothing to worry about, bury your head in the sand, nothing to see here.

No, it doesn't, thanks to non sustainable methods of growing we have enough excess that we can feed everyone. On the other hand if we were all stuck in your "sustainable living" nightmare, it would be a very dangerous occurrence and millions would no doubt be dead.

 

[Wry Catcher]

It it's yellow let it mellow,
If it's brown, flush it down.

 

[Geaux4it]

In your world, obviously.

Water stays within pond, lake or river for the fish or it goes into the system to water plants.

Water is finite so water for the fish = less for growing crops.

Tell me you've heard of evaporation.

Water stays within pond, lake or river for the fish or it goes into the system to water plants.

Or it dries up.

Course, we could use the ocean. Or can we?

Lake San Antonio

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[skookerasbil]

Lets not forget........the AGW religion MUST embellish and otherwise exaggerate shit in order to perpetuate the angst. When people like Polar Bear, Henry, SSDD, Westwall, Geaux, et. al emerge with comparisons to earlier events, the whole AGW narrative falls apart in about 2 seconds.


Has anybody ever noticed that the AGW crowd never, ever presents stuff except in the present ( or very recent past )!!! That's part of the clever ruse. Their shit falls flat on its face when compared to something else ( see drought map/display above, mid- 1900's). See "Chronology of Extreme Weather" link.....also above. The k00ks never want you to know about those.

 

[Geaux4it]

At least we know the drought is not because of global warming

-Geaux

 

[Abraham3]

Just goes to show you Geaux don't know.

 

[longknife]

don't they wish they had this problem as some water districts claim they'll run out of water by April if it doesn't rain.

UK floods: January rain breaks records in parts of England

Two commandoes look out over flooded fields The military is preparing to help flood-affected areas in Somerset

Early figures suggest parts of England have had their wettest January since records began more than 100 years ago.

The Met Office said much of southern England and parts of the Midlands had already seen twice the average rainfall for January by midnight on Tuesday - with three days left in the month.

And it is warning of more rain, as well as snow and high winds, for much of the UK in the coming days.

Read more @ BBC News - UK floods: January rain breaks records in parts of England

And then comes this:

Much-needed snow bound for parched Sierra Nevada

Wells, reservoirs running dry in rural California communities

ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENO — As much as 2 feet of snow is possible atop the Sierra Nevada by Thursday as the first significant storm in nearly two months blows in none too soon for a drought-stricken region where wildfire threats are unseasonably high.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced earlier this week it has hired 125 extra firefighters in Northern California and extended seasonal firefighting forces in Southern California because of the dry winter conditions.

Read more @ Much-needed snow bound for parched Sierra Nevada | Las Vegas Review-Journal

Sadly, it'll only affect the northern part of the state.

 

[westwall]

don't they wish they had this problem as some water districts claim they'll run out of water by April if it doesn't rain.

UK floods: January rain breaks records in parts of England

Two commandoes look out over flooded fields The military is preparing to help flood-affected areas in Somerset

Early figures suggest parts of England have had their wettest January since records began more than 100 years ago.

The Met Office said much of southern England and parts of the Midlands had already seen twice the average rainfall for January by midnight on Tuesday - with three days left in the month.

And it is warning of more rain, as well as snow and high winds, for much of the UK in the coming days.

Read more @ BBC News - UK floods: January rain breaks records in parts of England

And then comes this:

Much-needed snow bound for parched Sierra Nevada

Wells, reservoirs running dry in rural California communities

ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENO — As much as 2 feet of snow is possible atop the Sierra Nevada by Thursday as the first significant storm in nearly two months blows in none too soon for a drought-stricken region where wildfire threats are unseasonably high.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced earlier this week it has hired 125 extra firefighters in Northern California and extended seasonal firefighting forces in Southern California because of the dry winter conditions.

Read more @ Much-needed snow bound for parched Sierra Nevada | Las Vegas Review-Journal

Sadly, it'll only affect the northern part of the state.

Yep. I've got three inches of snow on the ground right now. Hopefully I'll end up with about a foot if I'm lucky. We definitely need it. Especially the ski resorts.

 

[gnarlylove]

I guess the author didn't bother to look at the Californios' history. There have been many times that California was drier than now. It was a constant problem for the Spanish Land Grants.

I don't have the source, but this week on the local (SF Bay Area) News it was reported 2013 was the driest year since the middle of the 16th Century. The primary source were tree rings; what source are you using?

Thanks Wry. westwall tends to get his sources wrong or simply makes it up. either way, you can rely on him to fudge something, you just never know what.

Makes sense it's the worst in centuries. That's because 2/3rds of water supply for cali comes from the pristine Sierra Nevada mtns. With severely reduced snow pack due to climate change, there is less water while facing ever greater demands from a growing pop.

Do the skeptics realize this won't be getting better till we address its root cause: climate change? Moving the water around is not the solution.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The Romans and Incas each had more modern irrigation than American Progressives

 

[CrusaderFrank]

I guess the author didn't bother to look at the Californios' history. There have been many times that California was drier than now. It was a constant problem for the Spanish Land Grants.

I don't have the source, but this week on the local (SF Bay Area) News it was reported 2013 was the driest year since the middle of the 16th Century. The primary source were tree rings; what source are you using?

Thanks Wry. westwall tends to get his sources wrong or simply makes it up. either way, you can rely on him to fudge something, you just never know what.

Makes sense it's the worst in centuries. That's because 2/3rds of water supply for cali comes from the pristine Sierra Nevada mtns. With severely reduced snow pack due to climate change, there is less water while facing ever greater demands from a growing pop.

Do the skeptics realize this won't be getting better till we address its root cause: climate change? Moving the water around is not the solution.

Sock says what?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Fish make water?

In your world, obviously.

Water stays within pond, lake or river for the fish or it goes into the system to water plants.

Water is finite so water for the fish = less for growing crops.

You might want to reread what he wrote

 

[longknife]

This morning's local weather report indicates the front moving into southern Nevada will drop moisture on the southern Sierra Nevadas.

Probably not enough to make the least bit difference.

 

[HenryBHough]

This morning's local weather report indicates the front moving into southern Nevada will drop moisture on the southern Sierra Nevadas.

Probably not enough to make the least bit difference.

But even a few drops means the damn fools will drain the dams of what little water is left just in case there are spring rains that could lead to flooding.