Originally posted by: LiveFreeNW
Inverness? Point Reyes?
I was born on the East side of The Bay. Near Hayward.
I was raised on Maui. When I was a kid and young teen it rained very frequently. Seems like year around we had at least some rainfall every week. Usually pretty light showers but sometimes heavy rain. I no longer live there but talking with people who do the temperatures have more or less stayed the same but it rains a lot less. The island has been in serious drought for years. Some of this drought has been caused by government action by shutting down aquifers and other water systems. But a lot of it is due to less rain fall.
San Rafael. It was the sweet spot of Marin weather-wise. Go three miles south on 101 and you were in the fog zone. Go three miles north and you would cook.
The government can't cause a drought. It's a climate phenomenon. Access to aquifers is probably being restricted because they're depleted (the term used is "depauperated) and the soil/bedrock conditions are such that if the depletion continues, they might collapse and never refill. That's why the much larger Ogalalla Aquifer is in danger.
I'll bet that the lower rainfall levels are affecting wildlife, plant growth, fishing, etc. etc.
