California only has about one year’s supply of water left

[Razgovory]

"One year left" seems to me a prediction.  Clearly it did had more than a year left since it would rain in the future, though 2015 era Tim didn't know this.

[Jacob]

"One year left" seems to me a prediction.  Clearly it did had more than a year left since it would rain in the future, though 2015 era Tim didn't know this.

You're leaving out the key part - "... left in its reservoirs." Saying "One year of water supply left in its reservoirs" is describing a specific volume of water (the amount used by the geographical area in a year) in specific location (its reservoirs). There is no prediction involved whatsoever, it's a description of a current fact.

If they had said "the water left in the reservoirs plus any future rainfall will run out in a year" that would have a been a prediction... but they did not. They described the amount of water in the reservoirs.

It's not a prediction, however it may seem to you. They did no

[grumbler]

...

It's not a prediction, however it may seem to you. They did no

OMG!  He stopped in the mi

[CountDeMoney]

I dunno, g...could just be a mis

[Jacob]

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It's not a prediction, however it may seem to you. They did no

OMG!  He stopped in the mi

There was only 80% of a post's worth of letters left in the reservoir

[crazy canuck]

...

It's not a prediction, however it may seem to you. They did no

OMG!  He stopped in the mi

Raz was only reading part of the other sentences so it makes some sen

[HVC]

"One year left" seems to me a prediction.  Clearly it did had more than a year left since it would rain in the future, though 2015 era Tim didn't know this.

How are you surprised, Tim has a thing for doom and gloom news porn.

[Ed Anger]

By rendering Katmai down, Cali can gain another 2 years of water.

[Razgovory]

"One year left" seems to me a prediction.  Clearly it did had more than a year left since it would rain in the future, though 2015 era Tim didn't know this.

You're leaving out the key part - "... left in its reservoirs." Saying "One year of water supply left in its reservoirs" is describing a specific volume of water (the amount used by the geographical area in a year) in specific location (its reservoirs). There is no prediction involved whatsoever, it's a description of a current fact.

If they had said "the water left in the reservoirs plus any future rainfall will run out in a year" that would have a been a prediction... but they did not. They described the amount of water in the reservoirs.

It's not a prediction, however it may seem to you. They did no

I'm trying to bust Tim's balls here.  You aren't making it easy.

[Eddie Teach]

"One year left" seems to me a prediction.  Clearly it did had more than a year left since it would rain in the future, though 2015 era Tim didn't know this.

How are you surprised, Tim has a thing for doom and gloom news porn.

Yet he also thinks we'll reach the stars. 

[Syt]

He likes the doom and gloom in the hopes that it will urge mankind to take to the stars.