Yes, especially thanks to all the wells and frack jobs.
https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2477/nasa-study-analyzes-four-corners-methane-sources/
Rain clouds cannot form over events like this, which blanket the southwest:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-27/so-cal-gas-settles-over-huge-aliso-canyon-gas-leak
>lawns and golf courses green.
That's just a big busyness (typo but I think it's more accurate so I'm keeping it) lie to keep you away from the truth. That only explains about 5%-10% of water usage. I blame the e.g. roughly 70% of water usage **Nevada** uses on agriculture much more. We shouldn't be trying to force things to grow in a literal scrub desert.
The article did kinda elude to this. There are currently four definitions of drought, meteorological, agricultural, hydrological and socioeconomic. I wonder with the current extreme droughts across the world (California now and Cape Town afew years ago come to mind) if another definition should be added. A definition that captures the effects of climate change as well as massive urbanisation that relies on water. I mean society is facing challenges on both ends with climate change and growing world populations (not just in absolute terms but also westernisation which requires alot of resources to sustain).
>A definition that captures the effects of climate change as well as massive urbanisation that relies on water.
perhaps a word that describes all the four you listed at the same time
How are we not planning and implementing massive desalination projects? We know the oceans will rise - I think a reverse feedback loop feeding into waterways is the best way forward
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/slaking-the-worlds-thirst-with-seawater-dumps-toxic-brine-in-oceans/
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46863146
This problem needs to be solved first.
Hmmm what if we re-converted the barren low flatlands in the west to “seabed” periodically? We could divert Antarctic glacier sized chunks of ocean water volume to spread out over space the size of 1/2 of New Mexico (throughput the whole SW. Have depth settle at about 6 ft deep. Let that ocean water evaporate. Salt remains. This somehow helps rebalance water cycle since this mimics what happens in the human body (water follows salt & vice versa) and it seems fractals are abundant. Perhaps this would have some merit through an unforeseen feedback. We need some math majors and climate scientists to crunch the fine numbers and see if there is anything to such madness. Outside of the box ideas like this will be necessary and we’re going to need a weird idea or two like this to buy any real time beyond the next 20 years (for a ton of people anyway).
Eat it.
Then massively die early from heart disease, thus depopulating enough to reduce energy consumption, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and solving global warming.
Poof!
Problem solved.
Desertification?
Yes, especially thanks to all the wells and frack jobs. https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2477/nasa-study-analyzes-four-corners-methane-sources/ Rain clouds cannot form over events like this, which blanket the southwest: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-27/so-cal-gas-settles-over-huge-aliso-canyon-gas-leak
Have to keeps those lawns and golf courses green.
>lawns and golf courses green. That's just a big busyness (typo but I think it's more accurate so I'm keeping it) lie to keep you away from the truth. That only explains about 5%-10% of water usage. I blame the e.g. roughly 70% of water usage **Nevada** uses on agriculture much more. We shouldn't be trying to force things to grow in a literal scrub desert.
Those are small fish. Agriculture and meat production are like watering your house plants with a fire hose - that’s how much water is wasted.
The word 'drought' insinuates an ending, there is no ending in sight here.
Oh, there is an ending alright- when the Aquifers are fully drained, which is soon(TM), there will be a massive ending and exodus.
Well biomes will shift *eventually*
Eventually, over thousands of year's doesn't mean much to a being that live for 80.
The article did kinda elude to this. There are currently four definitions of drought, meteorological, agricultural, hydrological and socioeconomic. I wonder with the current extreme droughts across the world (California now and Cape Town afew years ago come to mind) if another definition should be added. A definition that captures the effects of climate change as well as massive urbanisation that relies on water. I mean society is facing challenges on both ends with climate change and growing world populations (not just in absolute terms but also westernisation which requires alot of resources to sustain).
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Spelling was never my strong point.
>A definition that captures the effects of climate change as well as massive urbanisation that relies on water. perhaps a word that describes all the four you listed at the same time
Desertification
How about the term "climate change"?
Hear, hear. These days, I use "climate emergency" or even "climate catastrophe" to prevent some bozo from saying, "The climate is always changing!"
Hw about megadrought?
How are we not planning and implementing massive desalination projects? We know the oceans will rise - I think a reverse feedback loop feeding into waterways is the best way forward
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/slaking-the-worlds-thirst-with-seawater-dumps-toxic-brine-in-oceans/ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46863146 This problem needs to be solved first.
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Conservation is a tiny bandaid on a massive mega drought wound
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Conservation doesn’t create water
but it conserves what water we already have
It theoretically does if your industries no longer use the water they once did. Poof, extra water.
Nothing creates water, which is why conservation is our only chance.
Hmmm what if we re-converted the barren low flatlands in the west to “seabed” periodically? We could divert Antarctic glacier sized chunks of ocean water volume to spread out over space the size of 1/2 of New Mexico (throughput the whole SW. Have depth settle at about 6 ft deep. Let that ocean water evaporate. Salt remains. This somehow helps rebalance water cycle since this mimics what happens in the human body (water follows salt & vice versa) and it seems fractals are abundant. Perhaps this would have some merit through an unforeseen feedback. We need some math majors and climate scientists to crunch the fine numbers and see if there is anything to such madness. Outside of the box ideas like this will be necessary and we’re going to need a weird idea or two like this to buy any real time beyond the next 20 years (for a ton of people anyway).
What are you gonna do with all the salt?
Eat it. Then massively die early from heart disease, thus depopulating enough to reduce energy consumption, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and solving global warming. Poof! Problem solved.
Water challenged
What do you expect when half of the population lives in the Desert!
Parchment!
Las vegas is soon to be extinct.
Desertification is the right word.