I do think that there's a decent likelihood that Arizona will not exactly be the best place to live after 20-30 years' more global warming.
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I have lots of family in Ohio, and many are farmers. It isn't that uncommon from them to have to drill new wells because they are drying up, too.
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There s a lot of droughts going on all over the world.
Croatia - Farmers: Persistent droughts likely to decimate this year’s crop yields
https://hr.n1info.com/english/news/farm ... op-yields/
China races to alleviate drought, power cuts amid record heatwave
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chi ... 022-08-17/
Europe-Record-setting high temperatures and dry weather have affected nearly half of Europe in recent weeks, drying up bodies of water, damaging crops, prompting water restrictions, sparking wildfires, and more.
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2022/ ... ht/671143/
Mega-drought, glacier melt, and deforestation plague Latin America and the Caribbean
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/07/1123032
Severe Drought in South America
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/image ... th-america
Droughts are getting worse around the world, here’s why and what needs to be done
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/08/ ... limate-un/
Croatia - Farmers: Persistent droughts likely to decimate this year’s crop yields
https://hr.n1info.com/english/news/farm ... op-yields/
China races to alleviate drought, power cuts amid record heatwave
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chi ... 022-08-17/
Europe-Record-setting high temperatures and dry weather have affected nearly half of Europe in recent weeks, drying up bodies of water, damaging crops, prompting water restrictions, sparking wildfires, and more.
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2022/ ... ht/671143/
Mega-drought, glacier melt, and deforestation plague Latin America and the Caribbean
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/07/1123032
Severe Drought in South America
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/image ... th-america
Droughts are getting worse around the world, here’s why and what needs to be done
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/08/ ... limate-un/
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If these drought conditions continue to worse around the world that would force the world to place a higher value on water. If you have ever been to the Caribbean you have probably noticed people that own homes there are very strict on water usage. They live on islands without fresh water rivers. Some capture and collect rain water that falls on their property. Others pay to have water delivered to them, which can be expensive.
“In the Virgin Islands more than 90% of the population utilize rainwater harvesting.”
https://cgtc-usvi.org/rainwater-harvesting
Rainwater harvesting involves collecting rain from rooftops and storing it in cisterns, usually built into the house foundation. During times of heavy rainfall the cisterns may overflow and run-off. On the other hand, in times of low water levels residents may need to purchase water from private vendors, which can be costly and difficult for those living in hard to reach areas.
Then again they do get a lot more rainfall there than say Phoenix that has over 300 sunny days a year. If Phoenix is forced to get rid of pools, man made lakes and stops watering lawns that would help cut water usage, but make Phoenix not quite as attractive.
There is always a chance that the drought will end. I lived in Phoenix in 1978 when we had a 100 year flood that wiped all but one bridge across the Salt river out. While we are experiencing drought some places are experiencing floods. Mother Nature will do what she wants, when she wants. El Niño could make an appearance.
“In the Virgin Islands more than 90% of the population utilize rainwater harvesting.”
https://cgtc-usvi.org/rainwater-harvesting
Rainwater harvesting involves collecting rain from rooftops and storing it in cisterns, usually built into the house foundation. During times of heavy rainfall the cisterns may overflow and run-off. On the other hand, in times of low water levels residents may need to purchase water from private vendors, which can be costly and difficult for those living in hard to reach areas.
Then again they do get a lot more rainfall there than say Phoenix that has over 300 sunny days a year. If Phoenix is forced to get rid of pools, man made lakes and stops watering lawns that would help cut water usage, but make Phoenix not quite as attractive.
There is always a chance that the drought will end. I lived in Phoenix in 1978 when we had a 100 year flood that wiped all but one bridge across the Salt river out. While we are experiencing drought some places are experiencing floods. Mother Nature will do what she wants, when she wants. El Niño could make an appearance.
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Lakes are drying up everywhere. Israel will pump water from the Med as a solution
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/19/middleea ... index.html
Despite its name, the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel is actually a freshwater lake, and it's one that has sustained life for millennia. Climate change and unsustainable water management are leaving lakes dried up all over the Middle East and beyond, but the Israeli government is hopeful it has a solution: It plans to pump water from the Mediterranean sea, take the salt out of it and send it across the country to top up the lake when needed.
Israel has plenty of expertise in desalination. As a water-insecure nation, it has for more than two decades been taking seawater from the Mediterranean and treating it through a process called reverse osmosis, essentially taking the salt out of the water to make it drinkable. It's a process that other parts of the world, including California, have turned to in times of drought, but in Israel, it's an everyday reality. Five desalination plants along the coast now provide nearly all the tap water for the country's 9.2 million people.
"They looked into the future climate change, and what's going to happen [with] rainfall in this area, and also looked at the increase in population and projected increase in demand of water," Gideon Gal, senior scientist and head of the Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, told CNN. "And they realized that 30, 40 years from now, there's going to be a serious problem in maintaining [water] levels in the lake, and maintaining water quality unless something is done."
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/19/middleea ... index.html
Despite its name, the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel is actually a freshwater lake, and it's one that has sustained life for millennia. Climate change and unsustainable water management are leaving lakes dried up all over the Middle East and beyond, but the Israeli government is hopeful it has a solution: It plans to pump water from the Mediterranean sea, take the salt out of it and send it across the country to top up the lake when needed.
Israel has plenty of expertise in desalination. As a water-insecure nation, it has for more than two decades been taking seawater from the Mediterranean and treating it through a process called reverse osmosis, essentially taking the salt out of the water to make it drinkable. It's a process that other parts of the world, including California, have turned to in times of drought, but in Israel, it's an everyday reality. Five desalination plants along the coast now provide nearly all the tap water for the country's 9.2 million people.
"They looked into the future climate change, and what's going to happen [with] rainfall in this area, and also looked at the increase in population and projected increase in demand of water," Gideon Gal, senior scientist and head of the Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, told CNN. "And they realized that 30, 40 years from now, there's going to be a serious problem in maintaining [water] levels in the lake, and maintaining water quality unless something is done."
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À billion crabs are gone. The planet is changing.
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It probably sounds crazy but, the first thing I thought of was Russia.
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A big cold front from Siberia is coming. Texas still didn’t do anything about their non insulated power grid and it will undoubtedly go down again. Time to blame wind turbines and Dems again.
Extremely cold air from Siberia will send US into deep freeze days before Christmas
https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-w ... st/1385381
"I would not be surprised to see some areas in Montana or North Dakota approach 30 degrees Fahrenheit below zero, which would come close to some of the extreme cold observed back in 1983 and 1989."
That push of bitterly cold air in February 2021 stressed energy grids in the South, most notably in Texas, where there was a deadly, multiday power grid failure. "This round of cold will undoubtedly increase the energy demand across a wide swath of the nation due to the increased demand for heating purposes," added Buckingham.
This time around, Texans will likely find themselves shivering again.
Extremely cold air from Siberia will send US into deep freeze days before Christmas
https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-w ... st/1385381
"I would not be surprised to see some areas in Montana or North Dakota approach 30 degrees Fahrenheit below zero, which would come close to some of the extreme cold observed back in 1983 and 1989."
That push of bitterly cold air in February 2021 stressed energy grids in the South, most notably in Texas, where there was a deadly, multiday power grid failure. "This round of cold will undoubtedly increase the energy demand across a wide swath of the nation due to the increased demand for heating purposes," added Buckingham.
This time around, Texans will likely find themselves shivering again.
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The following may be the biggest owning in Twitter history.
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So that guy Andrew Tate who Greta made fun of, he has just been arrested on human trafficking charges (!).
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The worst of the worst!
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“If you went into a lab and wanted to construct a starting five, this is what it’s going to look like. This is as good as it gets…” - Tim Legler
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Arizona suburb sues Scottsdale for cutting off its water
Arizona's drought conditions have reached a critical stage for one community just outside Scottsdale. Residents in the unincorporated community of Rio Verde Foothills are suing the city to restore water delivery services, cut off due to extreme drought conditions in the Colorado River.
Arizona's drought conditions have reached a critical stage for one community just outside Scottsdale. Residents in the unincorporated community of Rio Verde Foothills are suing the city to restore water delivery services, cut off due to extreme drought conditions in the Colorado River.
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The Guardian: ‘If you win the popular imagination, you change the game’: why we need new stories on climate.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/j ... ew-stories
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/j ... ew-stories
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