California is one of the main sources of produce for the United States.
Well… it *used* to be.
NASA site: All Dry on the Western Front
Is:
Should be:
This is the rainy season for SoCal, and it just hasn’t been raining. The Sierra Nevada mountains don’t have near the snowpack they should, which means come springtime there’ll be pathetic snowmelt. Agriculture this spring and summer should be an entertaining adventure on scratching dry dust with a stick. Well, at least there won’t be much call for illegal aliens to pick fruits, nuts and veggies that simply aren’t there.
With any luck, the major coastal cities, such as San Diego and LA and such, will experience a major water shortage, to allow as much fresh water as there might be to be diverted into the agricultural regions. And with any further luck, this might spur Californains to realize that what they need, more than flashy goodies, is a series of nuclear powered desalination plants.