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Posted on 06/07/2021 11:06:03 AM PDT by blam
Direct from Drought.gov:
After two water years of dry conditions, both California and Nevada are now 100% in drought. And with dire drought conditions, rapidly decreasing snowpack, and low reservoir levels, concern for wildfire season is growing. Read the drought status update to learn more.
This is a dry spell not seen since the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl days. Because of the drought, Americans very likely will experience a shocking food shortage very soon.
As explained in my previous article, drought is also affecting Arizona, and Colorado and the prairie states like Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas. However, other states such as those in the Midwest and areas considered the nations’ “corn belt” also suffer from the drought.
Midwest states suffering the most
Here are the states in the Midwest currently experiencing drought conditions: •Iowa – Iowa has been in a state of drought for some time. About 8% of the state is considered “severe drought,” an area spanning about 12 counties in the northwestern part of the state. About 64% of Iowa currently suffers from “abnormally dry conditions, or worse.” •Illinois – Drought in Illinois, particularly the northeastern portion, has intensified to severe is now covering about 6% of the state. Abnormally dry conditions are present across the northern region and east side of the state. About 27% of the state is suffering from “abnormally dry conditions, or worse.”
•Nebraska – One of the lucky ones, Nebraska received some much-needed rain. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough to end the drought. Moderate drought is at 16%, while 45% of the state suffers from “abnormally dry conditions, or worse.”
•Indiana – Probably the least dry state of the drought-stricken Midwest. Less than 1% of the state in drought conditions though about 21% reporting “abnormally dry conditions.”
•Minnesota – The drought is getting worse in Minnesota. Two counties in the northwest of the state are in “severe drought” while “moderate drought” has spread to 21% of the state. Overall, about 55% of the state suffers from “abnormally dry conditions, or worse.”
•Michigan – Michigan hasn’t been spared either. 78% of the state is experiencing “abnormally dry conditions,” 64% “moderate drought, and 6% “severe drought.”
Southeast U.S. is not as bad, but still not looking good
The Southeast United States is faring better. However: •Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina are experiencing drought conditions as well.
•Texas, not mentioned as much: 52% experiencing “abnormally dry conditions,” 32% “moderate drought,” 20% “severe drought,” and 12% “extreme drought.” Nearly 6% of the state is experiencing “exceptional drought.”
•Though typically a dry state, New Mexico is 100% experiencing “abnormally dry conditions,” 99% “moderate drought,” 96% “severe drought,” 77% “extreme drought,” and 47% “exceptional drought.”
Still don’t believe the U.S. is suffering a severe dry spell?
The issue went before the U.S. Congress. From the AZ Mirror:
A drought crisis unfolding across the West will require short-term relief and massive, long-term federal funding to help states weather the effects of climate change, state water managers and lawmakers said at a U.S. House hearing on Tuesday.
Nearly 90 percent of the West is now experiencing drought conditions, according to the federal U.S. Drought Monitor. The problem is particularly acute in the Southwest.
Many states suffer from the driest water year on record
According to the AZ Mirror:
Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah just had their driest year in 126 years. Colorado had its fourth-driest year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Snowpack is well below average this year, and early snowmelt is raising serious concerns for this summer.
“Droughts are not new, but many are experiencing the impact of one of the driest water years on record,” Elizabeth Klein, a senior counselor at the Interior Department who is overseeing drought response, said at the hearing before a panel of the House Natural Resources Committee. “Competing demands for water can lead to more conflict.”
Water wars heat up as the dry spell worsens
The AZ Mirror also reported:
Among those conflicts are who gets priority for limited water resources: upstream users, farmers, endangered fish, tribes, or municipal water systems.
In some cases, states are in conflict over who has rights to the water. The U.S. Supreme Court has several interstate water disputes on its docket, including cases between Mississippi and Tennessee and Texas, New Mexico and Colorado.
None of these issues are unforeseen consequences
They are the natural consequences of drought brought on, not by mythical CO2-based climate change. But a combination of natural phenomena, human action, and lack of preparation, problem-solving, and adaptation by governments and industry.
We shouldn’t look to Congress to solve the repercussions of the drought. (Unless the solution is giving themselves a raise.) Instead, all we can do is prepare ourselves and our families as best we can.
In other words, hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
I will say it again…
We’re facing famine conditions.
The drought isn’t coming. It’s HERE.
And whatever you think might be the causes, there are no signs that any reasonable solutions will be discovered or implemented any time soon. The best course of action is to prepare and plan. Now. Famine conditions are next on the list of things to worry about.
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Regarding the Sonoran/Mojave desert complex (which is significant in area), there is little difference between Sonoran/Mojave complex wet years vs. drought years, at roughly 1.5-7” inches.
And precipitation is always intermittent/non-uniform.
The Mediterranean and desert climates of the West Coast generally quite dry, or they wouldn’t be Mediterranean and desert climates - duh...
There has always been large “rain shadow” regions as well, because of the high mountains combined with prevailing jet stream.
Large areas of the mountain west are just naturally dry, with little difference in actual precipitation between non-drought and severe drought.
CA is reaping what it sowed over the past 10+ years, by eliminating dozens of reservoirs, and diverting fresh water stocks into the Pacific Ocean, instead of to the Central Valley Farmers for crop irrigation.
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Good catch on the percentages ... not many “journalists” would catch that because they are only required to take elementary math courses which do not include percentages or 3 digit manipulation.
Extreme Western Texas is in bad shape but Central/Eastern has had a lot of rain. Look up and visit GeoEngineeringWatch.org.
Translation; This is gonna require a whole lot of taxpayer money.
, both California and Nevada are now 100% in drought.
= =
The good news is that it can’t get any worse.
Right?
100% drought is the maximum drought?
It’s been pretty dry where I am. But it’s always dry where I am. I think we got about half the rain we normally get. I finally got my lawns green and now they will probably tell me to stop watering.
Phoenix sits on the biggest aquifer in the west and we are coming into Monsoon season.
We are in a much better situation than CA or NV.
I thought that Colorado is at average levels or above. We just got two major snow storms recently and continuous rain, rain just about every day, for about 4 weeks. This coming week is the first week in a long time without rain.
Of course, this is east of the continental divide.
NO PIPELINES!!! THEY WILL DESTROY THE FRAGILE DESERT!!!
That may all be true.
Unfortunately, the Colorado River watershed is west of the Divide.
Ya. That means that all states in the path of the Colorado river are affected too.
Wonder if there is indeed a lot of water to be had just that it is still in the mountains in the form of snow. Colder temperatures for Colorado, means less melting and runoff.
We have also noticed a much colder Spring than in past years. The temperatures are just this week getting above 85 degrees. Peak runoff usually hits around mid June. Wonder if it will be later this year?
I’ve got an idea.
Why not drain all the swimming pools of celebrities? That should provide plenty of relief.
"Swimmin' pools....movie stars!"
Nope... The snow is for all intents and purposes gone.
http://snowpack.water-data.com/uppercolorado/index.php
Smelt. They never stopped and they also limit how much water a farmer can get from their drilled wells. South Cali was a desert to begin with and the greenies think we should put everything back to how nature intended so the CAl government complied. Lara Logan did an investigative series about South Cali AG situation and talked to Nunes and Victor Davis Hanson who both own farmland there that's been in their families for generations. On average, farmers down there are able to plant 30-60% of their land because that's all they can water. Oh and there's some imported fish that are eating all the smelt now. Basically from L.A. - Hollywood North, they just decided they wanted all the water for themselves and they had more political power. Remember with the Left, there's usually an ulterior motive. The Mexican farm workers in the South got screwed by their savior, the Left, as did the land owners but they were conservatives so...
Pretty clear. Not good. Thanks.
I believe that the eastern side is doing fine. No talk of droughts or water restrictions.
The AZ Mirror also reported:
" Among those conflicts are who gets priority for limited water resources: upstream users, farmers, endangered fish, tribes, or municipal water systems."
"In some cases, states are in conflict over who has rights to the water.
The U.S. Supreme Court has several interstate water disputes on its docket, including cases between Mississippi and Tennessee and Texas, New Mexico and Colorado.
None of these issues are unforeseen consequences
They are the natural consequences of drought brought on, not by mythical CO2-based climate change.
But a combination of natural phenomena, human action, and lack of preparation, problem-solving, and adaptation by governments and industry.
"In other words, hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
I will say it again…
We’re facing famine conditions.
The drought isn’t coming. It’s HERE.
"And whatever you think might be the causes, there are no signs that any reasonable solutions will be discovered or implemented any time soon.
The best course of action is to prepare and plan.
Now. "
(My Comment): The great reset, drought conditions, covid infections, and the Chinese inability to feed itself has created world-wide stress conditions on food production.
The price of agricultural commodities such as grains, meat, and luxury items, like coffee, seem to increase daily !
Add to that cyber-terrorism, ransomware, and supply chain interruptions which have already occurred,
and should have been the warning alarm for current civilization, as we now know it- the only known constant is "change"
So, either maintain your "normalcy bias" that everything will work out, and ignore facts,
or change with the changing times - your choice, your decision, your independence is at hand !
And once you get comfy in your comfort chair, normalcy bias having returned, check out the :“Event 201” to “Cyber Polygon”: The WEF’s Simulation of a Coming “Cyber Pandemic”
or the "Great Reset", which can be found at :
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3965786/posts
That'll get your panties in a twist !
It sounds real, then. I don’t trust the media. I trust you.
Wow! That’s never happened before...
/s
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