Posted on 08/09/2022 6:32:53 AM PDT by SJackson
In Las Vegas, Nevada, it's come to this: climate change has helped make water ever more scarce, so under a new Nevada law, the grass has got to go. "When we look at outdoor water use in Southern Nevada, landscaping far and away is the largest water user, and of that, it's grass," said Bronson Mack of the Las Vegas Water Authority.
The city's already pulled up about four million square feet of grass on public property so far this year, because thirsty green parkways are something they just can't afford anymore. "The grass that you see behind me is not long for this world," Mack told correspondent Tracy Smith. "In fact, within the next couple of months to a year, this grass will be completely eliminated, and it'll be replaced with drip-irrigated trees and plants."
And every drip counts. So, water waste investigators (also known as water cops) patrol the neighborhoods, taking note of who's watering when, and how much of that water goes down the drain
Living through the summer of '22 has made climate change harder to deny, whether here in bone-dry Nevada, or in the Caribbean, where rampant seaweed growth is choking beaches; or Kentucky, where too much water created a tragedy that's still unfolding.
But it seems there are still those who could use convincing that climate change has become a climate emergency.
Last spring a group of scientists chained themselves to a Los Angeles bank in protest over the lack of action. "We're going to lose everything, and we're not joking," said one protester, Dr. Peter Kalmus. "We're not lying, we're not exaggerating. This is so bad, everyone."
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Please.
Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a Nuclear Winter.
Both that and SMOD.
***Living through the summer of ‘22 has made climate change harder to deny,***
BUNK! It was desert before man came, it was grass only after Hover Dam was built and Lake Mead, and is again desert because of sucking Lake Mead dry.
We already have water police patrolling in my Southern California neighborhood - and have for several years now.
We now have a mandate for NO outdoor watering for the next two weeks (watering by hand is OK, no automatic systems). Apparently there are some “broken pipes” somewhere that need fixing.
Yet I continue to see very large condo and apartment buildings going up on the edge of town - apparently we are getting 12,000 new units over the next few years.
The pols tell us constantly that a “12-story apartment building uses far less water than the three or four single family homes it replaces.”
Guess none of them need water, including the construction it’s taking to build them.
8 days ago::One day removed from being hit with powerful storms that consumed casinos, airports, and parking lots, Las Vegas is still experiencing a soaked start to its weekend.
On Thursday night, the entire Strip, which houses some of the world’s most famous casinos and hotels, was flooded as the city put a flash flood and severe thunderstorm warning in place.
You mean due to climate change Nevada is getting hot...ROTFLOL
And across the border in the Mojave desert in California they have floods, now I must say that is climate change.
My parents moved to Scottsdale, Arizona in the early 1980’s and the back yard surrounded by a wall was desert sand held together with some glue to keep the dust down.
Lawns are good for the environment — they have a cooling effect, they absorb CO2, they improve mood. Lawns are a good thing, not a bad thing.
JAMBOG
Due to climate change, Nevada says goodbye to grass
08/07/2022 8:38:11 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 117 replies
CBS News ^ | August 7, 2022
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4083758/posts
Oh, bite me with your BS.
A 60 square foot plot of plan lawn supplies you with the oxygen you need to live. The same plot of rock or plastic crappola does nothing — except let any rainfall run into the storm drain instead of percolating down thru the lawn into the water table.
—the casinos only account for 15% of water usage in the Las Vegas valley and have led in “water conservation” for years—
Lived a good portion of my life in the Mojave, from Vincent to Baker (father was a railroader).
Beautiful place with lots of natural wonders.
BUT VERY HARD ON STUPID PEOPLE!
#21 I love the landscaped ‘desert’ look around homes in Tucson, AZ
Add in the zen rattlesnakes : )
My husband pulled out our lawns (front and back) - by hand over two years ago - I now have mulch yards and plants in pots - and saw an immediate drop from Tier 2-3 down to Tier 1 water use immediately - and have been there ever since.
Yard looks wonderful with lots of native plants and trees - very green, so it’s certainly possible.
I get lots and lots of compliments every day - but am still seeing huge front lawns in front of most people’s homes.
As you said, a lawn is just not feasible in this climate.
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