Guest guest Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Get your little backyard garden growing ....... I doubt many people pay attention to this sort of thing. They will only begin to wonder when they are unable to buy food at the grocery store. M.California's Drought Threatens US-wide Food ShortageJune 15, 2009By Jose PhilipGreenPacks.org The entire United States faces the threat of a shortage of food because of the severe drought in California, the state which meets about 1/3 of the country’s food needs.Photo: Aerial view of farms in California.The farmlands of California are irrigated by diverted rivers and streams that are filled yearly with runoff from the Sierra Nevada snowpack and by pumping of groundwater as well through some other less-reliable methods. But, the snowpack is disappearing fast.The cruel drought is now in its third year. In California’s central valley – which is home to a majority of the state’s agricultural output – farmers are leaving hundreds of thousands of acres fallow.In April 2009, a series of spring showers and storms had raised the snowpack to 80% of normal, but at the beginning of May, it fell to 66%, compared to 72% the year before.Matters have been complicated by the recent federal directives requiring reductions of water deliveries to farmers and urban users of California by 5% to 7% – this was done hoping to preserve the Pacific Coast’s salmon fishery.And, salmon fishery, like the Sierra Nevada snowpack, is on the verge of extinction.What next?http://www.greenpacks.org/2009/06/15/california%E2%80%99s-drought-threatens-us-wide-food-shortage/ www.standeyo.com/NEWS/09_Food_Water/090619.CA.drought-food.html«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»Paranormal_Research - Scientific Data, Health Conspiracies & Anything Strange Paranormal_ResearchSubscribe:... Paranormal_Research- GREAT VACATION RENTAL ON THE LAKE: www.vacationhomerentals.com/39833 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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