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Degenerate-Implement t1_j33d8y5 wrote
Reply to comment by Nemo_Shadows in Satellites watch 'atmospheric river' bring extreme rain to California — Satellites of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are monitoring the weather system, revealing its various aspects including wind speeds and expected amount of rain. by BlankVerse
Agreed. California has ignored their infrastructure for half a century now while population has exploded. It's no wonder our reservoirs all get almost totally drained every year when we haven't bothered to build new storage capacity to match population growth.
Degenerate-Implement t1_j33cz2x wrote
Reply to comment by BlankVerse in Satellites watch 'atmospheric river' bring extreme rain to California — Satellites of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are monitoring the weather system, revealing its various aspects including wind speeds and expected amount of rain. by BlankVerse
Not true at all and not a limiting factor on water storage. There's a huge dam in the pipeline that they've been trying to get going for more than half a century at this point.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/a-new-mega-reservoir-in-final-planning-for-california
Beyond that, putting a dam in front of a valley isn't the only form of water reservoir. Sure, we don't have a lot of opportunities for mega-reservoirs left but that doesn't prevent us from building cisterns and other water storage and reclamation infrastructure across the state.
Degenerate-Implement t1_j32y4fa wrote
Reply to comment by BlankVerse in Satellites watch 'atmospheric river' bring extreme rain to California — Satellites of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are monitoring the weather system, revealing its various aspects including wind speeds and expected amount of rain. by BlankVerse
Where are the dams and reservoirs along the coast, where most of the rain is falling? What new reservoirs and dams has California built in the last 20 years in response to their population explosion?
California hasn't built any serious new water storage capacity in FOURTY YEARS despite the fact that the state population has grown by more than 15 MILLION during that time.
Degenerate-Implement t1_j33ki9y wrote
Reply to comment by BlankVerse in Satellites watch 'atmospheric river' bring extreme rain to California — Satellites of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are monitoring the weather system, revealing its various aspects including wind speeds and expected amount of rain. by BlankVerse
And your point is...?
Why are you trying to cover for the shockingly inept California government? There's literally no excuse for allowing the population to increase by MORE THAN THE TOTAL POPULATION OF PENNSYLVANIA and not adding any significant reservoir capacity.