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California and Climate Change. P. Wall. California. Baja California. Baja California is a desert. Baja California is part of Mexico. The ocean is never far away, yet the land is very dry. Pacific Ocean. California. Baja California. Southern California is also very dry.
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California and Climate Change P. Wall
California Baja California Baja California is a desert.
The ocean is never far away, yet the land is very dry. Pacific Ocean
California Baja California Southern California is also very dry.
However, northern California is NOT desert. Our San Joaquin Valley
Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains keeps our valley lush all year!
California was home to a large number of Native American Indian tribes
To begin with, our Sierra Nevada Mountains will receive RAIN instead of SNOW.
Rain flows down the mountains IMMEDIATELY, into the Delta, and out into the Pacific Ocean.
It’s much better to have gradual snowmelt. Then we can capture it in reservoirs and have a year-round water supply.
As California grows, it’s increasingly difficult to supply enough water for its farms and people.
As the water table falls, each year we must drill deeper and deeper.
Another consequence of global warming will be rising sea levels.
Hint: Do you know the elevation above sea levelof Stockton? Weber Point, Stockton
Do you realize that parts of Stockton (e.g. Brookside) are already BELOW sea level?
Now please read “The Race to Save Civilization.” What it describes is ALREADY HAPPENING here in California.