California drought: Why farmers are ’exporting water’ to China By Alastair Leithead BBC News‚ Los Angeles While historic winter storms have battered much of the US‚ California is suffering its worst drought on record. So why is America’s most valuable farming state using billions of gallons of water to grow hay - specifically alfalfa - which is then shipped to China? The reservoirs of California are just a fraction of capacity amid the worst drought in the state’s history. "This should be like
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Introduction In January of 2014‚ California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency after the drought led to the driest year in California history. Local government agencies sprung into action‚ calling for a twenty percent decrease in statewide water usage. Californians across the state were subjected to laws and regulations put in place to manage drought conditions. Farmers‚ especially‚ experienced hardship as groundwater and surface water supplies were cut off due to shortages. However
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California is home to many great landmarks and tourist attractions‚ Disneyland‚ Universal Studios‚ many great sports teams like the Lakers and The 49ers‚ the Golden Gate bridge‚ and Alcatraz. However‚ one of the biggest states in the country is in danger of mass destruction from a huge crack in the ground called the San Andreas Fault. What is the science behind this fault? why should people fear it? and what could be the result of another devastating earthquake? The San Andreas Fault is a place
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California is the most populous state in the United States. California is a state next to the Pacific Ocean in the south west of the USA. California is famous for its long beaches‚ thong bikinis‚ gangs and graffiti‚ it has California pizza‚ sunshine‚ movie stars‚ Hollywood‚ wine and movie stars. However‚ how do we know‚ that that all exist? The answer is not very easy. Everyone of us knows something about California. Maybe he has heard of California on the radio‚ has watched films about it on TV
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California and other stated that have considerable drought need to promote reasonable water use. The PPIC recommends changes in the following areas: (1) reduce urban landscape irrigation; (2) improve conservation pricing in cities; (3) strengthen water markets; (4) diversify urban supplies; (5) manage groundwater; and (6) prevent waste and unreasonable use (PPIC 2016‚ 6). As stated earlier‚ the PPIC recommend the modernization of environmental drought management. State and federal wildlife agencies
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Ban on Underwater Dredging in California Steven R. Neubauer BIS/275 Ban on Underwater Dredging in California This great state of California was founded as a result of the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in January 1848. The modern day prospector is under attack by various environmentalist groups that have declared war on suction dredges. A suction dredge is a mechanical underwater vacuum cleaner that sucks up gravel‚ sand from the bottom of river ways‚ and passes these items through
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To this day‚ California has been in a drought. The governor‚ Jerry Brown is struggling to create policies to prevent people from using large amounts of water. He has made proposals to reduce the water use in California by building tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to increase the supply of water. One of the reasons California is in a drought is because of our history of dealing with the gold miners using hydraulic mining to mine gold‚ and damming the Tuolumne River to provide water for
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A California wildfire killed one person and destroyed more homes on September 19th. A fire started Saturday in California’s Carmel Valley. Two communities are under evacuation. “So far the fire has burned 1‚200 acres and only 10% of it is contained‚ according to the state wildfire fighting agency‚ CalFire‚” This weekend another fatality occurred due to the fires in California and another ten homes burned. Three other deaths have occurred this summer due to the large multitude of the wildfires. “The
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Karen Rusli Rusli 1 HIST 338 Dr. Bryan Lamkin 24 May 2013 California During the Great Depression The 1930s was not the best time period for California‚ the U.S.‚ or the world. When the stock market crashed in 1929 in the United States‚ it set off the most severe economic depression in the Western world. On top of all of that‚ a severe drought hit the Southern and Midwestern plains in 1931 just two years after the stock market crashed. This became known as the Dust Bowl. In the Dust Bowl‚ crops
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2014 Drought of California Water is a life resource for everyone. A situation between a drought and our resources being in danger with shortages of water in the region‚ is something that should not be trifled with. The state of California plunged into its third year of being affected by a record breaking drought. (Global Risk Insight) The Sacramento region was in desperate need of water this winter‚ with the high record of 52 winter days without rain (Sacramento Bee: Weather Report). Generally
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