Stephan:   This is really an amazing story written by a major climate scientist, and published prominently in the largest paper in California.  Is it an exaggeration; is it untrue as climate deniers maintain? We are going to know the answer by this time next year. The implications for agricultural, real estate, and industry could be catastrophic. As I read this I learned from the television that the east side of the Cascade Mountains, where Washington's fruit is grown, the governor has just declared an emergency as a result of drought. What immediately occurred to me was that with both California and Washington agricultural areas in emergency drought food prices are going to be going up significantly, and even availability may become an issue.