Is California the Next Australia - becoming Treeless

California and many other locations in the United States are facing serious drought conditions. But, it appears that no one really cares. It seems to be business as usual putting ones "head in the sand" waiting for the crisis to simply "go away"!

But is it going to "go away"?

Ask those in Australia if their water shortage has gone away.

A recent article outlines well what Australia has faced and what changes it has brought to their landscape and potential serious damage to their eco systems.

Take a read, it is quite enlightening!

The living dead - Australia's disappearing landscape
Jeff Novich, special to mongabay.com
June 24, 2009

Quote from the article "The gum trees that are scattered through the landscape are naturally dying off at a rate of one to two percent each year. With no replacement, researchers fear more than 100,000 square kilometers of land could be virtually treeless within the next 100 years. "

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