Week 2- Droughts

The drought situation in the Central part of California is a a dire situation. California's central valley is usually covered in lush green vegetation this time of the year but due to the state's worst drought in decades have reduced the landscape to a harsh wasteland. I believe currently that President Barrack Obama was to visit California to see the drought for himself. A parched California could push food prices up dramatically. California is the largest food producer in the United States which also is the largest food exporter in the world. The state water department has turned off the water to farmers with their irrigated land. It is predicted that within the next two to four months small rural communities with populations of 40,000 will run out of water completely. The true question is what we will do to help. First, you could save water. The California Department of Transportation is using more than 700 electronic highway signs to raise awareness of how the drought is really severe. The governor of California has proposed $687 million to help with the drought. Here's where the people, us, come into play. We can help solve this problem. We could donate money, or water to help with the drought. We can also help save water. Taking shorter showers, not washing clothes so often or even limit flushing the toilet would do us good.