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Climate Change’s impact on Water Resources in California

12 August 2007 No Comment

It’s a little dry, but here is a video of Tim Brick, Chairman of the Board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, detailing the effects of climate change on our water resources.

Takeaway: Water supply is expected to decrease by up to 10% in certain warming scenarios. Here’s a shocker, 19% of state’s electricity output is gobbled up by water management, delivery, and treatment. Any increase in water productivity will reduce our GHG emission levels, and those could be significant.

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