Nate Duehr wrote:

>>> Actually, the /real/ reason is that Southern California still hasn't
>>> rerouted 100% of the water in the South-Western USA into its
>>> territory. If they had, and irrigated the remaining (not yet
>>> irrigated) part of the state, there wouldn't be any wildfires. 
>>> 
>>> :)  -- or :( depending on which side of the Colorado River you  
>>> live...
>> 
>> I am not so sure if this is the solution. Even if it is, can this ever
>> be possible done in a democratic country like USA because of many
>> concerns including environmental concerns?
> 
> He was making a joke, Xiaofan.

Nate is right :)

I was referring to the fact that it seems that in the more populated parts
of Southern California the only green patches are where people irrigate
artificially, with some minor exceptions.

Also, there is a treaty between some Western US states about how to divide
the water from the Colorado river, and IIRC California has been using much
more than its agreed-upon share of it for quite a while, and the other
states are starting to complain louder.

Gerhard

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