Wondering if it might be smart to buy some land in one of those blue areas with groundwater well potential to promote water security for my family if the current trend in So Cal continues to accelerate. The northwest has always been interesting to me as a mountain biker and lover of forests.[/quote]
real estate in the northwest could be an interesting play (if you are actually serious about moving there),… BUT as I read the tea leaves San Diego real estate “price appreciation” will still out perform many other global regions (including the USA market,… even given the thus far unresolved “political” drought issue in the SW USA)
the reason I think the SD area is going to be a safer long term “bet” even w/ $hit for brains political leadership like Gavin Newsom
[quote] In his time at the California State Water Resources Control Board, Max Gomberg has witnessed the state grapple with two devastating droughts and the accelerating effects of climate change.
Now, after 10 years of recommending strategies for making California more water resilient, the board’s climate and conservation manager is calling it quits. The reason: He no longer believes Gov. Gavin Newsom and his administration are willing to pursue the sorts of transformational changes necessary in an age of growing aridification.
…is because of the various “local” military bases that protect the US southern border (on the coast) along w/ the higher level education university schools (in particular UCSD)
Bottom line given climate change, the severe drought in the SW region AND high global debt levels
is going to all combine and result in de-globalization,… so interior SW cities in the USA like “lost wages” and phoenix are going to decline as time goes forward
PS sadly one other environmental “water” issue is,…
[quote] Rainwater everywhere on the planet is unsafe to drink due to levels of toxic chemicals known as PFAS that exceed the latest guidelines, according to a new study by Stockholm University scientists.
Commonly known as ‘forever chemicals’ because they disintegrate extremely slowly, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) were initially found in packaging, shampoo or makeup but have spread to our entire environment, including water and air.
“There is nowhere on Earth where the rain would be safe to drink, according to the measurements that we have taken,” Ian Cousins, a professor at the university and the lead author of the study published in Environmental Science and Technology
