A Califórnia experienciou uma onde de calor nos últimos dias:
Guardian
Dentro de 60 dias, algumas zonas do norte e centro da Califórnia podem ficar sem água:
RT
A excessiva exploração dos aquíferos é, aliás, um problema nacional lá (e também mundial):
USGS
Os prejuízos já vão em 2,2 mil milhões de dólares:
Yahoo
Por fim, e à boa maneira americana em que a imagem é tudo (especialmente num estado 'elitista' como a Califórnia). Se não há água, pinta-se o relvado:
Yahoo
An autumn heat wave that is roasting California is expected to reach its peak on Saturday, raising concerns about wildfires and power outages.
As high temperatures were ranging from the low 100s in southern California to the 90s in the normally more temperate San Francisco Bay Area on Friday, National Weather Service forecasters warned that some high-temperature records could fall on Saturday.
They said LA’s Woodland Hills neighbourhood could surpass 108F (42C).
Guardian
Dentro de 60 dias, algumas zonas do norte e centro da Califórnia podem ficar sem água:
A growing number of communities in central and northern California could end up without water in 60 days due to the Golden state’s prolonged drought.
There are now a dozen of small communities in Central and Northern California relying on a single source of water – which has the water resources board concerned they will not have any at all in two months’ time.
RT
A excessiva exploração dos aquíferos é, aliás, um problema nacional lá (e também mundial):
USGS
Os prejuízos já vão em 2,2 mil milhões de dólares:
The drought has already caused $2.2 billion in damages
By this metric, this year's drought in California is now the worst since records began in 1895, eclipsing the previous "worst-ever" drought in 1958-59.
Yahoo
Por fim, e à boa maneira americana em que a imagem é tudo (especialmente num estado 'elitista' como a Califórnia). Se não há água, pinta-se o relvado:
The historic drought that has scorched California and forced residents to conserve water or face stiff fines has also created a business opportunity for a unique subset of entrepreneurs: lawn spray-painters.
For about $300, the New York Times reports, homeowners can transform their sun-baked brown lawns into lush, bright shades of green. According to the Times, "there are dozens of lawn paint options available, from longer-lasting formulas typically used on high-traffic turf such as ballparks and golf courses, to naturally derived products that rely on a highly concentrated pigment."
Yahoo