He's also wrong about there being a water *shortage* in California. There is water *diversion*, designed by environmentalists to save animals, that strips farmers of water.
It's like you guys looked at the Aral sea disaster created by USSR and said 'hold my beer'
These crops are dead, it's just a question of time, even if you diverted every drop of water and leave households to die. The sooner we accept it the better.
The diversion was actually being pushed at the federal level, but Sacramento successfully fought back.
Almonds also do not respond well to periods of drought since the trees need to be watered each and every year. Annual crops can be rotated based on water availability.