Drought, agriculture and California's future
03-10-2009
As water sources are tapped out and cities grow, California's future seems uncertain. At risk: State's farmers, who lost $300-plus million in 2008, with losses possibly reaching 10 times that this year as 95,000 people lose their jobs; and beverage companies. Currently, 80 percent of state's water goes to farms. And: Water scarcity and climate change (click 'See also').
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