People are being forced to care in the Southwest. The water shortage hangs over us all.

Notice that I didn't say a peep about the long term and global warming. The current prognosis for the Basin is even more bleak in one hundred years. There are some options in the future that might help, and consideration is being given to them. California has a serious option for a sea level canal and desalinization to provide drinking water to the LA and San Diego area.