CALIFORNIA DROUGHT

VOCABULARY

California's geography

• Northern California uses water from the sacramento and san joaquin
• Both of the rivers are drying up fast because of the drought
• Southern California gets 30 precent from groundwater.
• 70 precent is imported from Owens valley, Colorado river and state water project.

CALIFORNIA'S WATER CRISIS

• All of the rivers are drying up because of this climate change.
• This is a big problem for California.
• Normally California is warm and sunny but this little or no rainfall is a real problem.
• In California you need to drink a lot of water because it is so dry
• It is getting harder to find water

EFFECTS ON ECONOMY

• People are losing jobs and crops can't grow
• Food is becoming more expensive because it is scarce.
• Thirsty crops can't grow they are unable to grow because they require a lot of water.
• Examples of Thirst Crops
• Danika's Family

PROBLEMS SPICIFIC TO CALIFORNIA

• Most people in California have lost running water
• Those people are forced to go to the fire station to get water
• This water is not drinkable
• Most people have to depend on volenteres
• To hand out botled water.

ACTION PLAN

• To save water you should.....
• Write to the govner
• Put in artifical grass
• Conserve water by turning off the faucet
• Or taking shorter showers

Newsela Article: Pull out grass

• Then we would be saving water and you can still have a green lawn
• You could put in artifical grass
• Then you save water and have a green lawn to show off

Dear Governor Brown

• To save water I think that you should....
• Make people use less water
• Put in airation systems
• Put in low-flow toilet
• Make sure there are no leaks

Pictures

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