NASW-CA remains deeply concerned
about our state’s severe drought that
will cost the California more than
$2 billion and near 20,000 jobs.
Social workers and social services in central California will be in greater demand as more folks lose their jobs, farmers lose their income/businesses…and after a while everything else.
California’s Drought Is ‘The Greatest Water Loss Ever Seen,’ And The Effects Will Be Severe
By Jennifer Welsh
California’s current drought will cost the state $2.2 billion and 17,000 jobs, researchers announced at a press conference July 15 in Washington, D.C. The findings are from a new report from the UC Davis Center for Watershed Science.
California is one of the U.S.’s biggest food producers — responsible for almost half the country’s produce and nuts and 25% of our milk and cream. Eighty percent of the world’s almonds come from the state, and they take an extraordinary amount of water to produce — 1.1 gallons per almond.
But this food-rich state is in its third year of drought. In May, 100% of the state was in drought and the food-producing Central Valley was in an “exceptional drought.”
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/californias-2014-drought-greatest-water-174446516.html
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