Water Loss In California
By: Kyler Evancho
Water to Life
bad droughts which are resulting in large loss of animal and human lives. The water is so scares in certain areas that countries are starting to fight/go to war over it. Stuart A. Kallen stated, "The availability and control of fresh water supplies are issues poised to define life in the twenty-first century." (Paragraph 12)
The Oroville Lake Before the Drought
The Oroville Lake After the Drought
The Droughts Keep Going
The Map of the California Drought
California Drought is the most in at least 1200 years
According to a new study by the researchers, the drought that California is experiencing now is the worst one in over than 1200 years. The researchers show that the current drought is driven by reduced though not unprecedented precipitation and also recorded the high temperatures. With the effects of global warming being more visible, it did not take the researchers long to record the drought to settle in. Using tree rings analysis, researchers at Woods Hole oceanographic Institute and the University of Minnesota reconstructed California's temperature and precipitation history back to 800 A.D. Overall they found no less than 66 drought periods, lasting 3 to 9 years. None of them were as severe as what California is experiencing since 2012.
Enviornmental Changes
West Niles increase due to the Drought
The experts say that an increase in stagnant pools as streams slow to trickles, along with a lack of water in general, may be major factors.
“A lot of water in nature becomes more stagnant. ... And stagnant water draws mosquitoes ,” stated by Dr. Dean Blumberg, an infectious disease specialist at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. Water sources have become crowded due to the drought, making it easier for the virus to spread between species.
Sources
https://feww.wordpress.com/tag/california-drought-map/
http://www.zmescience.com/ecology/environmental-issues/california-drought-tree-ring-05122014/
https://feww.wordpress.com/tag/california-drought/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/26/california-drought-unexpected-consequences_n_6765240.html