Saturday, March 8, 2014

Drought in California to cost everyone!

The decade long drought in the Central Valley of California is getting worst. According to some experts, it will not improve for some time to come and that has consumers worried!

An area in central California that has been called the 'Supermarket of the Nation' is drying up big time. Even with a recent storm system that dropped copious amounts of rain, 94.56% of the state of California remains in a state of drought, the same as it was before the storm. However, the area of "exceptional" drought -- the worst category, in dark red on the map -- dropped from 26.21% to 22.37%. so, that was some slight improvement in what is a dire situation! Along with the disappearance of the needed water may go the affordable food prices that so many American have been used to for so long. This coming summer, prices may rise at least 10% and that could be across the board! Affected would be vegetables, fruits, meat and dairy products! This happening at a time when millions are struggling just to get everyone in their family properly fed!

Look around everyone! Gasoline prices are on the rise, jobs are increasingly hard to find and now the cost of just eating to live is about to go up...way up! My question is, what will be the next shoe to drop?

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