In the United States these days, it is said that the withered grass is not watered, but painted green.



What's going on?

This is how I paint the withered grass green.



[Jeff Jones / Lawn coloring service user: In this way, you only need to water 3 times a week for 1 minute.

You can use less water.]



To keep your lawn growing, you need a lot of water.



Grass is a moisture-sensitive plant, so it needs to be watered consistently in the right amount.



After watering and the grass has grown to some extent, it should be trimmed again.



If you don't cut it, you'll be fined. In America, this luxurious lawn is grown almost as a necessity in every house.



For this reason, grass has become a symbol of the wealth and pride of the United States.



But recently, states in the western United States are giving up this pride one by one.



Because of the worst drought in history.



The lake water was so dry that salmon could not swim, and people moved the salmon.



Eventually, the largest reservoir in the United States, Lake Mead, is drying up, leaving less water for human use.



Eventually, California declared a water shortage emergency.



There is not enough water for people to use, so of course there will be no water for the grass.



Starting next month, Southern California cities such as Los Angeles and Ventura will only allow one day a week of outdoor watering activities, such as watering lawns and washing cars, with lawn sprinklers not running until 48 hours after rain. .



Violation of this rule will result in a fine of up to $500 per day, or about 630,000 Korean won.



The cause of this extreme drought is also climate change.



The US public-private joint research project, Drought Monitor Research Team, analyzed the correlation between human activity and climate change, and found that it is estimated that 42% of the causes of the drought in the western United States are due to human activities.



It also classified 55% of the western United States as drought.



In simple arithmetic terms, more than a quarter of the US territory is in a state of drought.



The fact that the headwinds of climate change, which could not be avoided even with the technological capabilities of the United States, eventually destroy the long-standing culture of a country, makes me think a lot.



▶ I am painting because there is no water to grow the grass;

Severe water shortage in the US