What's up with East Coast reporters writing about California's drought like they don't also consume the food that's grown there?
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When we were kids, people talked about building some kind of pipeline to bring water in... from Alaska. That was the Cali we knew.
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East Coast reporters writing about Cali's drought as an "uncharted territory"? Are you kidding me?
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Again: let me know if you see a story written by a person of color from Cali who's writing about the current drought. I'd appreciate it.
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@aurabogado my understanding is this is about drastic increases in the frequency and longevity of the droughts? -
@hailu That's part of it—and u don't mean to celebrate the current drought in any way. But the writing on it's been :/ -
@aurabogado oh your aim is the slant "silly wasteful californians and their golf courses". Yeah i live in MA and eat trop. fruit in Feb. -
@hailu Not that I'll defend a golf course, but yes: a lot of people enjoy California's water.
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@aurabogado drought have been pretty common since at least the last ice age. Ask the publeo people! (U can't cause their civilization died) -
@prenerk There are currently several Pueblo tribes that are recognized by the fed gov—they largely survived because of the Popé Rebellion. -
@aurabogado I stand corrected. I was thinking of the Anasazi folks who abandoned those cave dwellings due to the droughts in the area
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@aurabogado would you say the new droughts are any worse or better than the old droughts or is it all about statistically similar?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado I'm not from California but drought has been an issue there before, it's not new.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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