California and Brasil water crisis

[Lenina Rosenweg]

The prolonged drought in California and elsewhere in the US Southwest is well known. Recently there's been an article making the rounds referring to a NASA scientist's claim that California has at most a years worth of water left.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/california-only-has-one-years-worth-of-water-left-nasa-scientist-warns/

NPR a few weeks ago had something on the water crisis in Sao Paulo, Brazil, saying the city has 2 months left of emergency water.

So if this time expires, what happens then? What does this mean? Is it that water could be piped in from elsewhere, although much more expensively? Could we see, within the next several years much of California and the Southwest turn into a giant Salton Sea or is this too alarmist? Will Sao Paulo have to be abandoned?

[Cliff Paul]

So if this time expires, what happens then? What does this mean? Is it that water could be piped in from elsewhere, although much more expensively? Could we see, within the next several years much of California and the Southwest turn into a giant Salton Sea or is this too alarmist? Will Sao Paulo have to be abandoned?

Well Sao Paulo gets its water from reservoirs which naturally replenish themselves, albeit at a much lower rate than what is taken from them. It's likely that within the next few months, Brazil will expand their water pressure limits and their rationing program for civilians. In the longterm, idk what they are going to do since the majority of water usage occurs in agriculture and industry and their current strategy of restricting the water access to civilians can only do so much.

[RedGiantUnion]

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