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California thirstin'

机译:加州瑟斯汀

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The drought in California has escalated. The most populous US state is now so dry that it has had to cut off some water supplies. On the last day of January, faced by what may be California's worst-ever drought, the State Water Project reduced its allocation of water for several districts to zero. "Gates will be lowered and water will not be released from reservoirs," says Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California. But he says the affected districts do have options. They can refrain from planting crops on some farmland; they can pump groundwater if they have it; and they can look into importing water from their neighbours. California still has what Gleick calls an "I hope it rains tomorrow" attitude. He says Australia, which recently experienced a 10-year drought, was the same at first. But by the drought's ninth year, the country was building desalination plants, getting rid of thirsty lawns and taking away free water rights from farmers by pricing water.
机译:加利福尼亚的干旱已经升级。美国人口最多的州现在是如此干旱,以至于不得不切断一些供水。 1月的最后一天,面对加州可能有史以来最严重的干旱,州供水计划将其对多个地区的用水分配减少到了零。加利福尼亚奥克兰太平洋研究所的彼得·格里克说:“闸门将降低,水不会从水库中释放出来。”但他说,受影响的地区确实有选择。他们可以避免在某些农田上种庄稼;如果有的话,他们可以抽地下水;他们可以考虑从邻居那里进口水。加利福尼亚州仍然保持格里克所说的“我希望明天下雨”的态度。他说,最近经历了十年干旱的澳大利亚,最初是一样的。但是到了干旱的第九年,该国正在建造海水淡化厂,摆脱口渴的草坪,并通过给水定价来剥夺农民的自由水权。

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    《New scientist》 |2014年第2955期|6-6|共1页
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