More Words, Deeper Hole

I will mention in passing that the Perennial California Water Shortage has been going on longer than many of us have been alive, and shows no sign of ending any time soon. But by the same token, it might not be getting particularly worse, either.

Much of the problem can be traced to two factors: plopping down major cities into deserts, and turning other deserts into irrigated farm land. Humans are unlikely to give up either Las Vegas or the Imperial Valley.