Water: World-Wide and California

While most Californians are focused on their own state, world-wide water issues are becoming more and more prevalent.  Much is blamed on human caused climate change. The debate rages on both sides with name calling taking the place of good, open discussion.

The following links to articles are presented here with no bias one way or the other and no guarantee whether facts included are true or not. It will be up to the reader to make judgements about factual accuracy. These links were gleaned from www.twitter.com/thewaterletter in just one twenty-four hour time span.

• Metro Vancouver water supply declining at ‘startling’ rate
• Water Shortages Unite Iraq, Islamic State Against Turkey
• Lima taps ancient Andean canals to help fight its water shortage
• Extreme drought on Vancouver Island prompts fishing ban
• How Baja California is battling the drought
• Baja California turns to desalination
• On-site water treatment as an alternative water supply: Opportunities and challenges
•  Fresno’s extracted-water program has arrived
•  Highlights: Californians paying more for water in drought
•  Think we can end California’s drought by eating differently? Think again
•  Precision Ag Tech Helps California Farmers Grow More With Less Water
•  US Farmers Using Oilfield Wastewater: Win-Win or Health Risk? This was originally published by teleSUR www.teleSURtv.net/english

 Milt Burgess

Author of “Water Shock, The Day Southern California Went Dry”

www.water-shock.com