The Drought's Impact On The Californian Economy

Over the years, California's drought has progressively gotten worse. Although some years we experience some rain, it is not enough to fulfill the need for water throughout the state. So where exactly is all the water going? Well, all of California’s water is split into three different sections: Environmental, Agricultural, and Urban.

Due to the lack of rain in the past few years, and particularly in the last few months, California faces severe drought. This is the worst drought in more than one hundred years. The impact of California drought affects community, agriculture, organic ranchers, and dairy farmers. Because of these facts, the United States must rethink the way it uses water. Californians alone are asked to reduce their water usage by twenty percent to prevent water waste.

To begin with, CA has the 6th largest economy in the world and the largest economy in the US. Due to the drought, the california economy has gone down which in turn also affects the United States economy as well. According to CNN, this constant drought will affect everyone as California is an agricultural state and reputed as breadbasket to the whole world. It includes a large portion of agricultural output which is exported. As the agricultural industry needs reliable water supply from irrigation and rain, constant drought in the state is bound to affect the world. In addition, according to the USDA, they predict that there will be a 6% increase in fruit price and a 3% rise in vegetable prices due to the drought. Clearly, this drought is affecting us more than ever and it will continue to get worst. Therefore, we should fund this resolution.

Today’s society is very different than what it was thousands of years ago. Back then everyone shared, there was no problem with who got what, and mostly no one got more than the rest. Now everything that has any value is sold for something profitable. California for instance, we have so much production of many things and we sell all around the world. California’s soil is so good that it has been maintained in agriculture for many years. But let’s not forget that agriculture needs a lot of water, for all of the food that is being planted. Water is no longer something that California has; we are and have been in a severe drought for more than four consecutive years.

It would affect many different aspects of the state including economically, it will also affect the manufacturing industries, it will affect fishing, it will affect the cities of California especially southwestern cities, reservoirs would also be dried up in a couple of years, and most of all it will affect agriculture. Farmers will take probably the biggest hit from the continued drought. One of the biggest industries in California is agriculture and without it there would be little to no consumable water. “In an average year farmers use 80 percent of the water consumed by people and businesses- 34 million of 43 million acre-feet diverted from rivers, lakes and groundwater, according to the State Department of Water Resources.” (Rogers 2014) The effects of a mega drought would leave farmer’s crops unplowed and the limited amount of water they would have to keep everything alive wouldn’t be enough because of the wells they had would go dry. And to build new wells it would cost more than the value the farmers would be getting from the crops.

In a recent study published in The American Journal of Public Health, researchers from California concluded the following: “Drought-impacted households might perceive physical and mental health effects and might experience financial or property impacts related to the drought” (Barreau et al. 783). Now the key question is as follows: Can this research be beneficial to all citizens of California? In other words, can local and state politicians assist with the creation and implementation of procedures and solutions that can be used to reduce and/or prevent the future physical, mental and financial impacts related to the drought?

California is a very lush area the issues running through all of California relate to water

There are several reasons that contribute to California’s drought. Bottled water is a main issue for the nation. We consume “more than 10 billion gallons of bottled water per year,’’ according to The Wrong Way to Think about California Water. People should choose tap water over bottled water. Surprisingly, tap water is regulated better than bottled water is. Another topic that people sometimes bring up to the subject of California’s drought is, agriculture. In The Wrong Way to Think about California Water it says, “Perhaps the best-known statistic about the state’s nut crop is that it takes one gallon of water to grow a single almond.” Although almond trees use a large amount of water, they aren't the reason why we are in a drought. Many

The California drought has affected many lives in the long period of time it has been going on. It has affected our wildlife, residents, and especially our farmers. Now how exactly has it affected our farmers? Our California farms use up to 80% of the water used by humans in the state (Mieszkowski). With the drought going on they have to spend an additional $303 million pumping groundwater to make up for the large amount of water they’ve lost from the Central Valley Project and State Water Project (Associated Press). This drought has cost farmers $600 million this year alone. Although the California drought has surely taken its toll, the aftermath hasn’t been all bad.

The 2014-2017 California drought affected many aspects of living in America. The drought did not only affect California, but America as a whole because of the simple fact that California produces over 75% of U.S fruits, and 2/3 of U.S nuts. Without the necessary amount of water, there would be no way that California could upkeep their regular production. This means that if fruit and nut businesses receive a less amount of product that they usually receive, they won't be able to make a s much money, and in the end that can really end up hurting the economy. In the entire span of the drought, an estimated 2.7 billion dollars have been lost. Besides just hurting the economy, the drought also has forced people to regulate their water usage in

California is currently in it's fourth year (2012-2015) of one of the state's worst droughts in the past century, according to USA Today newspaper, one that's led to fierce wildfires, water shortages and restrictions, and potentially staggering agricultural losses. On the 28th of August 2014, all of California was considered to be in a drought, the U.S. Drought Monitor stated, and over half of the state was in “exceptional” drought, the worst level. Because of these statistics, the California Governor, Jerry Brown, declared a statewide drought emergency to reduce water usage and regulate restrictions on the use of outdoor water usage. One of the areas in California that would be greatly affected and that would affect many people due to this

California is in a very serious drought. It has changed the landscape, growth patterns, and lives of many animals and humans. We no longer live in a prosperous and fertile state with plenty of resources. The landscape has changed because the dry dirt receives no nutrients and the scorching sun does not help. It ruins the terrain and normal levels the ecosystem started out with. Without the crucial source and the necessity of water, nothing is fruitful and normal growth patterns of crops and wildlife are being disrupted. Animals are dying and going out of their normal habitats in search of food and water. Keep in mind, without sufficient water, crops and fertile dirt can not go very far. This will not only affect animals but us, humans as well.

According to https://ca.water.usgs.gov/data/drought/, Jerry Brown, California State Governor declared a drought state of emergency, in 2014, January 17. Also on April 18, 2017, the National Drought Mitigation Center estimates approximately 10.3 million people in California are currently affected by the drought. In United States, the annual average rainfall is 30.21in but California recorded 18.51in per year. By rannist states, California takes 40th place out of 50 states. California has been in drought for more than 20 years from now. From 1923 to current, 1923-1924 were the most driest years and 1982-1983 were the most wettest years. To prevent more severe water issues, the most important thing that should be done is the change of people’s

My intentions are to help California recover from the effect of drought that has impacted the whole state. Based on probable results it seems that my ideas could work. Eventually California will see an improvement of the drought situation. I can discuss the problem with that affected parties, I feel that they will have other possibilities that can help California and put a stop to

California agriculture has been affected significantly. According to an article in the Reveal News “Why the California drought affects everyone”, the state may