re: Trapped water dilemma. Is this the reason it doesn&#39;t rain anymore.

Posted by highcotton2

Alabama

Member since Feb 2010

10055 posts

Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:52 pm to OysterPoBoy

You should be happy to read this.

Massive amount of water found

Posted by Smeg

Member since Aug 2018

12337 posts

Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:52 pm to OysterPoBoy

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OysterPoBoy

I was going to say you must have an IQ below room temperature but I think I'll amend that to below refrigerated temperatures.

Posted by Jake88

Member since Apr 2005

75114 posts

Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:53 pm to OysterPoBoy

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Out of curiosity where did you go to school?

LSU

Keep that quiet.

Posted by Oilfieldbiology

Member since Nov 2016

39811 posts

Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:53 pm to OysterPoBoy

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Deserts are formed due to the rain shadow effect of mountains not because they have sandy soil.

No shite. Your theory of water capture resulting in inches of rain not happening is as asinine as my sarcastic post about oceans.

Also, salt water does evaporate, it’s just the salt is left behind.

Posted by SixthAndBarone

Member since Jan 2019

9885 posts

Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:54 pm to OysterPoBoy

So...

We get water from the ground and put it in bottles

That water doesn't get back into the groundwater supply

I understand that

What I don't understand is how does this affect rain in the atmosphere?

Posted by OysterPoBoy

City of St. George

Member since Jul 2013

40508 posts

Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:56 pm to highcotton2

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You should be happy to read this.

I actually read that last week as part of my research for this post. I think the problem is science doesn't know what will happen if you start to move that water to the surface. It could be catastrophic.

Posted by Crawdaddy

Slidell. The jewel of Louisiana

Member since Sep 2006

18829 posts

Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:58 pm to OysterPoBoy

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That is 22 million gallons of water that we will never get back into the Earth's water cycle

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That means that when we effectively take it out of circulation by trapping it indefinitely in plastic, that decreases the total water supply for all life.

Never and Indefinitely ??

Posted by Saunson69

Member since May 2023

6416 posts

Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:58 pm to OysterPoBoy

Exact opposite is happening. It rains more now than 50 years ago. I pulled annual rainfall data for Shreveport. From 1960 to 1990, it averaged 48 inches a year. From 1990 to today it was 51 inches a year. Last 10 years was 53 inches a year.

There's plenty data on this. Simply search "Rainfall trends in US over last 40 years or so".

This post was edited on 4/24/24 at 1:00 pm

Posted by doublecutter

Member since Oct 2003

6878 posts

Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:59 pm to OysterPoBoy

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about 10 inches short

I've heard this all my life, but not about rain.

Posted by SPT

Member since Jun 2014

1109 posts

Posted on 4/24/24 at 1:01 pm to Sao

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Where...

I’ll let you figure that out……..

Posted by Smeg

Member since Aug 2018

12337 posts

Posted on 4/24/24 at 1:01 pm to Crawdaddy

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Never and Indefinitely ??

Just think: at this rate, one day every single drop of drinkable water could be trapped in plastic bottles beneath the landfill. Not a drop to drink left on the planet.