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re: The California water shortage..I mean water isn't a finite resource
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:06 am to Salmon
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:06 am to Salmon
quote:I mean, he is wrong, but I get his point. It's not like it's gone. It's just in a different form only to come right back again.
you can certainly consume faster than it replenishes though
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Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:08 am to RedlandsTiger
quote:
I love the OT;
"The California water shortage..I mean water isn't a finite resource"
LINK /
'Freshwater makes up a very small fraction of all water on the planet. While nearly 70 percent of the world is covered by water, only 2.5 percent of it is fresh. The rest is saline and ocean-based. Even then, just 1 percent of our freshwater is easily accessible, with much of it trapped in glaciers and snowfields. In essence, only 0.007 percent of the planet's water is available to fuel and feed its 6.8 billion people.'
Do you think you've made a point? Water doesn't get used up, it's a cycle.
This post was edited on 8/5/16 at 9:12 am
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:09 am to AlxTgr
quote:
It's just in a different form only to come right back again.
but it certainly is a shortage and a crisis, regionally and during that time period
I guess we shouldn't consider hurricanes and the damage they cause a crisis? its not like brick and wood is a finite resource, we can rebuild eventually
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:09 am to TDcline
quote:
When people say this, I envision some guy sitting in all camo with a shotgun and a bible who is about to field dress a deer. California undoubtedly has its issues, but saying it sucks is completely inaccurate. It's probably the most diverse state as far as scenery and climate go. Big Sur is awesome. San Diego is awesome. LA is meh. San Fran is awesome but$$$ and, NorCal is some of the most beautiful country i've ever seen.
The problem is when most people think of California, they think almost exclusively of the unbearably smug LA and San Francisco uber-douches.
Some of the most Republican people I've ever met are Californians from the areas outside of LA and the Bay Area. They're usually the first to bash their own state, as well.
California really is a great place to travel around though. Beautiful scenery everywhere.
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:11 am to Bluefin
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e of the most Republican people I've ever met are Californians from the areas outside of LA and the Bay Area. They're usually the first to bash their own state, as well.
Inland Empire FTW
This post was edited on 8/5/16 at 9:12 am
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:12 am to jennBN
quote:
Why do they not farm more in areas with more rain? Like la, ms, al? I am sure there is a logical reason but the show didn't mention it
They said something about the Imperial Valley having a 200 foot deep layer of the best topsoil on earth, plus, with their climate, they can get two growing seasons a year. And grow stuff in the winter when we can't.
Are desalinization plants prohibitively expensive, or just not feasible?
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:13 am to TDcline
quote:
When people say this, I envision some guy sitting in all camo with a shotgun and a bible who is about to field dress a deer. California undoubtedly has its issues, but saying it sucks is completely inaccurate. It's probably the most diverse state as far as scenery and climate go. Big Sur is awesome. San Diego is awesome. LA is meh. San Fran is awesome but$$$ and, NorCal is some of the most beautiful country i've ever seen.
when people from austin say this I immediately know they are a pussy
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:13 am to SSpaniel
quote:Israel is making them work economically.
Are desalinization plants prohibitively expensive, or just not feasible?
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:14 am to Korkstand
I got that. But some places if you pollute it or use it up faster that it is replenished, your in big trouble. At Hamilton Cove on Catalina Island they flush the toilets with salt water and if you want water at a restaurant, you have to pay for it.
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:15 am to SSpaniel
quote:
They said something about the Imperial Valley having a 200 foot deep layer of the best topsoil on earth, plus, with their climate, they can get two growing seasons a year. And grow stuff in the winter when we can't.
Are desalinization plants prohibitively expensive, or just not feasible?
they are epensive. I am more concerned with their toxic dust getting deposited on the food they are growing in that valley. The salton sea is toxic
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:16 am to Salmon
quote:Yup.
but it certainly is a shortage and a crisis
quote:Totally different.
its not like brick and wood is a finite resource, we can rebuild eventually
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:16 am to Nado Jenkins83
quote:
from austin
Not from Austin, man. I'm from Evangeline Parish. Coonass nation. And you're right, I'm a giant pussy.
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:17 am to RedlandsTiger
quote:
I got that. But some places if you pollute it or use it up faster that it is replenished, your in big trouble. At Hamilton Cove on Catalina Island they flush the toilets with salt water and if you want water at a restaurant, you have to pay for it.
from what I understand the problem isnt lack of rainfall, it is lack of snowfall in the north that is causing the drought
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:17 am to Nado Jenkins83
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I am more concerned with their toxic dust getting deposited on the food they are growing in that valley. The salton sea is toxic
And yet, at least according to the show last night, they are making it MORE dusty by conserving water. And that dust gets over and in everything.
Is the Salton Sea even usable for ANYTHING anymore? Other than being a bird sanctuary, I think, anyways.
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:18 am to TDcline
quote:
Not from Austin, man. I'm from Evangeline Parish. Coonass nation. And you're right, I'm a giant pussy.
you lost your coonass card when you moved to austin.
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:19 am to RedlandsTiger
I don't feel bad for California one bit. First and foremost, their people are annoying. Second, they have had years to do something about this and did little to nothing about it. We stepped in Vegas and took a lot of necessary measures.
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:19 am to Powerman
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Says some a-hole living in shite hole Baton Rouge most likely
frick you. Go log onto the USC board and get off ours. Take Tangerine with you too.
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:19 am to RedlandsTiger
quote:Yeah, but you copy-pasted about the amount of fresh water in the world, when that's clearly not the problem.
I got that. But some places if you pollute it or use it up faster that it is replenished, your in big trouble.
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:19 am to AlxTgr
quote:
Totally different.
the same dumb logic is applied
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:20 am to dewster
quote:
Large cities tend to spring up where they are economically feasible, not where it makes sense geographically.
Killing the Colorado said the cities in CA used less than 10% of the water. Farming was using 70-80% of the water. The farming in the Imperial Valley which has a low population was sucking the Colorado dry.
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