Sunday, December 29, 2013

Why is 2013 the driest year in California History?

Strangely, California's reservoirs still have not ran out of water yet even though 2013 is the driest year in California. Hence, people in California will have to use less water than usual. Some people think that 2014 will be an El Nino year, but some people think that 2014 will also be a dry year. Multi- dry years have occurred in California, but Californians don't exactly know for sure. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, almost all of California is in a drought.

With 2013 being dry, dryness of an area can increase the chance of a fire. Remember the Yosemite Fire and the Diablo Fire? Numerous firefighters had to take charge to burn the fires down. Although California is nearing the time where there a lot of rainfalls occur, the rain still may be heavy, but possibly not as heavy as average.

We can stop this from happening if people are willing to buy Tesla cars and Smart cars. These cars use electricity for power, so there is less chance for pollution to occur. People should also be using less water than normal, until a huge amount of rainfall occurs and fills up the reservoirs in California.
 

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