This week the news on Ebola says a second nurse from the hospital was diagnosed and while fear speeds through our country of the United States the actual virus is lacking those qualities. Based on the article last week I, personally am not worried about the virus for I have confidence in our isolation techniques along with the scientists giving their results of their constant studying of the virus.
This week I would like to steer away from the Ebola and talk about the 3 year drought in California. The fact that one person is limited to 68 gallons a day seems simple; if only you knew 1 shower is 70 gallons of water. It is mind boggling to think that you use that much water around (165 gallons) just by carrying out simple tasks like brushing your teeth (1 gallons) and flushing your toilet (3 gallons) etc.
The reason that California has made this decision and rule is because of their lack of rainfall and lengthy periods of dry weather. In the popular city of Montecito they are being affected greatly by the drought. One way they are being affected is the actual water supply, 85% of which comes from Lake Cachuma. The drought has made it so the balance of what is being taken out and put back in is thrown off and levels of the lake water begin to drop. This rapid decrease in water is proves this statement very well.
"Most people are working hard as hell to get below their allocations so they don't get fined," Nesbitt said. "And those that can are importing water."
Allocations meaning portions of a supply; rations. And although people are trying, there have been 2 million dollars worth of fines for people who have gone over their limits. Financially in another aspect, people of this town are being robbed because of their landscaping is worthless for they will just have to keep replacing and replacing, using more and more money. The drought does not stop there and starts effecting people safety wise because when dry weather hits, forest fires which damage properties increase. The droughts have seemed to be effecting lives of farmers as well because with the dry weather they cannot grow crops.
Although food and water are scarce, by no means are people dying from dehydration or starvation. The bigger issue seems to be financially, with houses burning, farmers not producing and people being wasteful, the biggest target seems to be their money.
This week I would like to steer away from the Ebola and talk about the 3 year drought in California. The fact that one person is limited to 68 gallons a day seems simple; if only you knew 1 shower is 70 gallons of water. It is mind boggling to think that you use that much water around (165 gallons) just by carrying out simple tasks like brushing your teeth (1 gallons) and flushing your toilet (3 gallons) etc.
The reason that California has made this decision and rule is because of their lack of rainfall and lengthy periods of dry weather. In the popular city of Montecito they are being affected greatly by the drought. One way they are being affected is the actual water supply, 85% of which comes from Lake Cachuma. The drought has made it so the balance of what is being taken out and put back in is thrown off and levels of the lake water begin to drop. This rapid decrease in water is proves this statement very well.
"Most people are working hard as hell to get below their allocations so they don't get fined," Nesbitt said. "And those that can are importing water."
Allocations meaning portions of a supply; rations. And although people are trying, there have been 2 million dollars worth of fines for people who have gone over their limits. Financially in another aspect, people of this town are being robbed because of their landscaping is worthless for they will just have to keep replacing and replacing, using more and more money. The drought does not stop there and starts effecting people safety wise because when dry weather hits, forest fires which damage properties increase. The droughts have seemed to be effecting lives of farmers as well because with the dry weather they cannot grow crops.
Although food and water are scarce, by no means are people dying from dehydration or starvation. The bigger issue seems to be financially, with houses burning, farmers not producing and people being wasteful, the biggest target seems to be their money.
Sources:
"The Montecito, California Drought Has Wealthy Residents Paying Water Usage Fines." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 2014. Web. 15 Oct. 2014.
"CNN Student News." CNN. Cable News Network, 16 Oct. 2014. Web. 15 Oct. 2014.
"The Montecito, California Drought Has Wealthy Residents Paying Water Usage Fines." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 2014. Web. 15 Oct. 2014.
"CNN Student News." CNN. Cable News Network, 16 Oct. 2014. Web. 15 Oct. 2014.