Have to. Dont shower longer than you need to. Lack of water could mean up to 5 billion in losses because of farmers and ranchers alone. Dry conditions forcing them to leave thousands of acres empty. In the central valley, home to nearly half the countrys fruit supply, farmers suffering from the drought are turning to a higher power for the rain. It will affect all of us. If the rain doesnt come down, crops dont grow, people dont work, prices go up and so on. There is two months left in the wet season p o get back on track. The state would have to get heavy rain for every other rain until may. John and marci, back to you. Thank you. The northeast getting ready for a second batch of snow. The storm dumping heavy snow yesterday, shutting down homes and businesses. Super bowl narrowly dodging that bullet. But many folks heading home had to deal with that, especially leafing for philadelphia. Temperatures making historic lows. One analyst says it is likely costing the u. S. About 5 billion