California Gov. Newsom asks residents to cut water use, expands state of emergency amid worsening drought

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California Gov. Newsom calls on residents to voluntarily cut back on their water consumption by 15% as the state dives further into drought and temperatures continue to soar past seasonal averages.

LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom called on residents Thursday to voluntarily cut back on their water consumption by 15 percent as the state dives further into drought and temperatures continue to soar past seasonal averages., expanded a regional drought state of emergency to 50 of California's 58 counties, home to about 42 percent of the population.

"We're hopeful that people will take that mindset they brought into the last drought and extend that forward with a 15 percent voluntary reduction, not only on residences but industrial commercial operations and agricultural operations," Newsom told reporters in San Luis Obispo County. The state is not yet at the crisis levels experienced during the last drought, but residents should prepare now for what could become a greater environmental challenge in years to come, warned Alex Hall, director of the Center for Climate Science at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Across the California, urban water use is down by 16 percent since before the previous drought, Newsom said Thursday. But with temperatures rising and no precipitation expected for several more months, the entire state could soon be under a state of emergency.

 

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How bout telling the almond farmers to stop using all the damn water

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At least the 150k+ homeless in Newsome's state don't use a lot of water.

this kind of stuff seems to happen relatively often in CA. too many people have moved in relative to what the environment can support.

Another reason why you don’t move to California

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