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Calling overuse of a man made reservoir a "climate crisis" is a big disingenuous.
One small part of the overall video was a reference to how much water is being pulled from Lake Mead. It wasn't said in reference to the climate crisis, it was simply a statement on supply vs demand on the Lake. Clearly dought conditions are the primary factor for lake levels dropping. I didn't post this video to discuss climate change though, it was interesting to see the Higgins boat uncovered and the satellite image of lake levels.Calling overuse of a man made reservoir a "climate crisis" is a big disingenuous.
I don't disagree, but they opened with it as a climate crisis and claimed what effects made man climate change had on it. Just feels disingenuous to blame climate change for levels dropping in a body of water that was literally brought into existence by man, lol.One small part of the overall video was a reference to how much water is being pulled from Lake Mead. It wasn't said in reference to the climate crisis, it was simply a statement on supply vs demand on the Lake. Clearly dought conditions are the primary factor for lake levels dropping. I didn't post this video to discuss climate change though, it was interesting to see the Higgins boat uncovered and the satellite image of lake levels.
Gotta say I disagree. Sounds like a colossal waste of money and bailout to CA. Seems to me the no brainer is to tell CA they're gonna need to use desalinated water for agricultural uses. They've got all the money, shouldn't be a problem for them. I'm sure they'll fire up some new clean energy to power it all too.Read a good article about a Mississippi pipeline. Easier engineering than the Alaska pipeline. No leak problems, it's water. Would fill Powell in less than a year. Mead in year 2. Any giving time of the year there is a flood issue on the Mississippi river. Seems like a no brainer considering how much food is produced from the Colorado. I fly over mead weekly...it's unreal how much water is gone!!
Unpopular opinion... I don't care what "rights" to the water CA has negotiated and bought (probably bribed, not actually paid for). IMO, any exosting deals are nullified by this situation. The states the river actually flows through should have exclusive economic zones for water within their borders.I'm not sure it is primarily a CA problem. CA has more senior water rights to the Colorado River than either NV or AZ. Here is an article that talks about how cuts will mostly effect NV and AZ.
I suspect that if a plan is reached it likely will be funded by the three states and the federal government. It was ludacris to believe that the dessert would make a good area for agriculture.
Interesting article yesterday on Israel. They plan to desalinate seawater from the Mediterranean and pump it into the Sea of Galilee which is actually a freshwater lake.
Jim
There’s a few other states out here you know!Gotta say I disagree. Sounds like a colossal waste of money and bailout to CA. Seems to me the no brainer is to tell CA they're gonna need to use desalinated water for agricultural uses. They've got all the money, shouldn't be a problem for them. I'm sure they'll fire up some new clean energy to power it all too.
Yeah but if CA were barred from using that water for irrigation or agricultural use, only for drinking water for.people, there'd be no issue.There’s a few other states out here you know!