Drought Emergency: Quick — DO Something
There is some rain due in Northern California this week, and while it will be a welcome end to a record-breaking streak of winter days with no precipitation, it will not mean an end to the drought. After two previous dry years, and the extremely dry winter we’ve had so far, rivers and reservoirs are at roughly half of where they should be this time of year. The “snow pack” in the Sierra is virtually non-existent. That may change a little bit in the next day or two. Any amount of rain is welcome, but this week’s forecast is not really cause for celebration.
The frustrating thing about a drought is, there isn’t anything you can DO about it. When there’s a problem of some kind, I think most of us are used to doing something about it. Whatever that something might be, we like to take action. But, you can’t make it rain, you can’t divert enough water from somewhere else to make a difference and you can’t find an alternative to water.