Posted on 06/07/2021 11:06:03 AM PDT by blam
This is definitely the case in California.
They haven't added any reservoir capacity since the New Melones project was completed in 1979.
In meantime, the population of the state grew to 40 million while existing reservoir capacity has been diverted for questionable fish habitat schemes.
When are they NOT in drought?.................
So, 122% some type of drought in Texas. What's the percentage of Texas that's not in drought and starting to drown? My squash sure isn't happy with all this rain.
The San Antonio aquifer in 1947 through about 1956 (56 being the worst)was at its lowest on record, that I can see.
Prepper should look up the 1950's 10 state drought that wasn't as bad as The Dust Bowl but worse than this.
These people and their global warming. Weather, we've always had crazy arse weather. Dry areas and deserts are always going to struggle.
The “drought” was the crisis used to gain power before Covid. Now that Covid is fading away, the drought becomes an issue again.
The Democrats never want to solve problems, just keep them going.
“Americans very likely will experience a shocking food shortage very soon.”
Pure BS. Any food shortages might be regional. Wi MI and the whole of the midwest can ramp up production of the canning industry again.
The only shortfall would be citrus.
Too practical. Ca is going for more wind farms and solar to power electric cars...and water? They COULD follow what Israel has done to make the deserts blossom but they’re much more concerned about pronouns and critical race theory.
Some times we is and sometimes we ain’t. This year we is. In NevaDUH anyways.
so if we would have never did that silly ass train to no where and spent it on desalination or a big ass pipeline from the Colombian river would that have helped?
“In other words, hope for the best, prepare for the worst.”
Prepare for the worst! ‘Hope’ took the last train out of town! ;)
My little corner of the world (SW Wisconsin) just got upgraded to a ‘Moderate Drought.’ I’m hoping it’s not as bad as the one we had in 2012, but it’s shaping up to be.
They got the first bailing of alfalfa done this past weekend; the next crop is already looking brown and crispy, as is my lawn - I didn’t have to mow last week; probably won’t have to this week, either.
So happy to have a clean, clear, 300’ water well. :)
https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?Midwest
P.S. I lived south of San Diego, 1980-1982. We were in a drought then, too. Probably because southern CA is a DESERT, but what do I know? *SMIRK*
Gotta save the little fishes —
... And the for gambling/prostitution rail project to Vegas —
Priorities man !
122% of the state in drought sounds about right for Texas, “a land of perpetual drought, punctuated by devastating floods”.
A typical Texas summer often includes triple digit temperatures and no precipitation for three months. The overall rainfall amount looks good, you just get none of it when you really need it.
How much less could you care, a little or a lot?
Yea, I've seen these exact responses too many times now, boring. If you want to police grammar, go teach and let me know how to spell the 5 sexes.
Always wondered why interconnecting water pipelines don’t exist. For instance Pennsylvania and Ohio often have excessive rainfall and bad flood conditions. If a pipeline existed to transport water to the tributaries of the Colorado river the water would be well used. Doubt the environmentalists would ever allow any practical solutions.
It’s dry and quite hot for this early in the summer season.
Our state government just asked everyone to pray for water, an irony considering the many sins they are advancing.
Is anyone surprised an area in the US defined as arid and desert can't support a large population without artificial means?
Maybe more reservoirs can be built to fill and replenish during any rain or snow seasons but they're built on hope.
'You can beat-back nature with a stick but she always returns'.
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