CLIMATE ONE: The Land of Dreams and Drought
The California dream has been beckoning people west for over two hundred years. But making that dream come true for an ever-increasing population in the era of climate change has taken its toll on the landscape. Is the California dream coming to an end?
Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
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Show Notes
In his new book The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California, author Mark Arax reveals the tumultuous history behind the myth of abundance in the Golden State. LA Times reporter Diana Marcum and water expert Faith Kearns explore the complex intersections between drought, climate change, and life in rural California. Can a decades-old distribution system meet the water needs of the future? How will climate change affect the California Dream?
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