California[1] has quite a unique climate; mostly wet winter / dry summer. Water is a huge constraint.
Drought is natural, millions of people living in drought-prone areas is not.
Fewer people or desalination seem like the most viable solutions here. Of course, solutions that involve reworking our relationship with water in a much more fundamental way would be even more sustainable, but they go against convention[2] and as a result seem less likely.
Last updated Fri Oct 15 2021 in Berkeley, CA