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| Mike | Jan 4 2014, 02:10 AM Post #31 |
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Today the Wall Street Journal has a full page article that focuses on the drought in the west..a drought that is ten years old. One example of the affect is a water reservoir outside San Jose that is 3% full. California law mandates that urban areas are the priority of available water which leaves much of the agriculture regions without water for crops. |
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| Neutral | Jan 4 2014, 02:14 AM Post #32 |
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Most of the drought is history, Berton has put forth many posts proving it. There is always drought somewhere. |
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| Neutral | Jan 4 2014, 02:17 AM Post #33 |
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Here is the latest:
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| colo_crawdad | Jan 4 2014, 02:20 AM Post #34 |
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That is exactly why I am using the ignore feature, Mike. |
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| Neutral | Jan 4 2014, 02:21 AM Post #35 |
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Now why did you have to start it again Colo? How about staying on the topic? |
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| Brewster | Jan 4 2014, 02:23 AM Post #36 |
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Yes, good clip. I've brought that up several times, Mike. The Drought moves around, varies in intensity, has short breaks as extreme rainfall strikes, but it never goes away any more. But those intent on denying reality will see their little flyspeck of land get some water for a year or so, and proudly proclaim "The Drought is Ending!" And when it comes back into their area, why, of course, that's whole new Drought, in no way related to what happened earlier. Edited by Brewster, Jan 4 2014, 02:25 AM.
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| Brewster | Jan 4 2014, 02:25 AM Post #37 |
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Yes, I've turned on Ignore for the worst offenders as well - and I promise to no longer refer to them directly. |
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| Neutral | Jan 4 2014, 02:26 AM Post #38 |
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LOL Let's see how long the drought lasts. |
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| Neutral | Jan 4 2014, 02:29 AM Post #39 |
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For some it's a drought if it doesn't rain, but if it rains it's still a drought. Now it's hard to lose the debate if that were true but it isn't. |
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| Mike | Jan 4 2014, 03:08 AM Post #40 |
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Brew, It is the combined loss of moisture over thousands of square miles that are behind the water shortages. Most areas have wells that can access groundwater for a period of time until that drops off as well. A prime example of the affects of drought are in groundwater recharging. The ground acts as a storage vessel of rainfall going back thousands of years. We already use up the available above ground snow pack and are rapidly using up groundwater. I live in Nye county, Nevada, the head of the state office that controls statewide water assets has told my county that either the county comes up with an acceptable water plan that preserves groundwater or the state will take control and label the county a critical water zone. Let me explain how this works, decades ago the state water engineers issued water rights statewide. They measure water rights in acre feet. The amount of water rights in my county is three times the recharge rate. Consider that for a moment and our county is a microcosm shared throughout the desert Southwest which includes much of Southern California. Groundwater levels are dropping yearly..soon the wells in the South end will begin failing. If you were here in Washington where we are staying, the mountain passes are devoid of snow pack and this event is increasing in frequency. Now when the mountains receive snowfall, the snow has less moisture content and provides less runoff in the spring. I can only speak for the west... the drought maps posted on this thread do not tell the true story of what is going on. For those who don't believe we are in a severe and crippling drought, contact your local water board and talk to a water engineer. Ask them about the level of recharge and levels of reservoirs. |
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