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to a 50% decrease in residential usage. agricultural, 80% of the water, has been largely spared from rationing. will california will able to reckon with it's post climb change future. joining me now is the author of "california drought history" thank you for joining us. can we start basically. we have all seen china town. we have a vague idea of like the west was a desert. someone came in and figured out how to get water to people. we talk about the water like -- where is it? and when we talk about the agricultural, where is it and how do they get access to it.
start, it's just that. just a 10% to 15% reduction in agricultural water use is equal to a 50% decrease in residential usage. agricultural, 80% of the water, has been largely spared from rationing. will california will able to reckon with it's post climb change future. joining me now is the author of "california drought history" thank you for joining us. can we start basically. we have all seen china town. we have a vague idea of like the west was a desert. someone came in and figured out how to get water to people. we talk about the water like -- where is it?
shower car wash sprinkler system, you name it. meanwhile agriculture production accounts for 2% of california's economic activity. while a 25% reduction of cities towns, just that. a much smaller reduction can go much further. a 10% to 15% reduction would be the equivalent of a 50% decrease in residential usage. here is the thing. so far agriculture has been largely spared from rationing. how long will that last? and will california reckon with their post climate change future before it is too late. "new york times" economicic reporter and coauthor of california drought history in test growth. i am so glad you are covering this with so many resources. >> definitely. >> can we start very basic.