The California Drought and Livelihood Resilience Drought is the most serious complication in California now. There are so many reason drive California into a drought situation, for instance, deficiency of snowpack, scarcity of rainfall, high temperature, and paucity of underground water. High temperature evaporates the snowpack and underground water, thus water decreases. River dries up and the water level continues to decline. The lawns are dry, and the cows and goats face for lack of grass to eat. People start to look for a new water resources, but there are property of underground water and unusual climate. What else can people do? People should start realizing the important of water and start to save water for the basic living condition.
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In the presentation, Name mentioned that “From April, 2015, the governor of California announced that urban water agencies need to reduce water use by twenty-five percent.” In the investigation, I was successful to reduce 21.57 gallons of water, which means I saved about 26 percent of water in the restricted day than my normal day. I met the target of saving water and I hope I can keep saving water.
Furthermore, I realized that there are more than fifty agricultural water supplies and more than four hundred of urban supplies in California. I was surprised about the data. According to Lindsey, “the snowpack only reached 32 percent of its average annual depth this winter.” Obviously, the water was not enough for agricultural and urban supplies. Because the drought, there were at “least 400,000 acres of unplanted” farmland. Consequently, the farmer “lost about $2.2 billion”. Because the loss from lack of water, the price of food and water increased, the environment fulfill with dust. It brought pressure for me. I believe it also bring pressure for other lower class, the government, and the economic. Furthermore, the drought increases the chance of fire disaster and I am worried about I will lose my
In the presentation, Name mentioned that “From April, 2015, the governor of California announced that urban water agencies need to reduce water use by twenty-five percent.” In the investigation, I was successful to reduce 21.57 gallons of water, which means I saved about 26 percent of water in the restricted day than my normal day. I met the target of saving water and I hope I can keep saving water.
Furthermore, I realized that there are more than fifty agricultural water supplies and more than four hundred of urban supplies in California. I was surprised about the data. According to Lindsey, “the snowpack only reached 32 percent of its average annual depth this winter.” Obviously, the water was not enough for agricultural and urban supplies. Because the drought, there were at “least 400,000 acres of unplanted” farmland. Consequently, the farmer “lost about $2.2 billion”. Because the loss from lack of water, the price of food and water increased, the environment fulfill with dust. It brought pressure for me. I believe it also bring pressure for other lower class, the government, and the economic. Furthermore, the drought increases the chance of fire disaster and I am worried about I will lose my