Hearden based his story on a videotaped presentation by Lynn Ingram, professor in Department of Earth and Planetary Science at UC Berkeley that is part of an online video series offered by the UC California Institute for Water Resources.
“The 20th Century was a wetter century, but this is when all our water development, population growth and agricultural industry took place,” Ingram said.
In order to help farmers cope with the historically low rainfall the last three years, UC scientists, with support from the California Department of Water Resources, have recorded video presentations on high-priority drought topics. Currently 18 videos are available representing nearly 10 hours of research-based information that can be accessed 24/7 from computers and mobile devices. Below is the 17-minute Lynn Ingram video:
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