Posted on 06/17/2015 7:06:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Drought-stricken California is not the only place draining underground aquifers in the hunt for fresh water.
It’s happening across the world, according to two new studies by U.S. researchers released Tuesday.
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......groundwater reserves take thousands of years to accumulate and only slowly recharge with water from snowmelt and rains. Now, as drilling for water has taken off across the globe, the hidden water reservoirs are being stressed. Underground aquifers supply 35 percent of the water used by humans worldwide. Demand is even greater in times of drought. Rain-starved California is currently tapping aquifers for 60 percent of its water use, up from the usual 40 percent....
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I know..... I am heartless.
Some of the legals are NOT really legal... their illegal..
In some places MOST OF THEM...
Notice to any folks traveling through Colorado (especially truckers, hot springs vacationers and river rafting tourists). Up on the Range, some of the two-lane highways are closed because of bridge supports being washed out. Look at the legend for the map behind the following link. Closed roads are marked with the red dots with minus signs in them.
http://cotrip.org/roadConditions.htm
Some of those roads have been closed for days and might be closed for a long time pending relief from flooding then slow rebuilding of bridges. Don’t get caught in an expensive trap. Many have been rerouted for hundreds of extra miles because of a short stretch of Hwy. 285 that’s closed. Best for east-west traffic to stay on I-70 and avoid smaller highways.
I am certain you’re right.
I wonder if the aliens are here of just on their way.
Explain this to people in the Houston area....”
You’re right about that. We’ve already had more than half of our normal annual rainfall and June isn’t over yet. Brazos River is coming up again and will be over flood stage by tomorrow morning after going down earlier this week. Areas just south and west of Houston had 8-9 inches of rain today but most of Houston area was spared. No areas of Texas have any drought now. Cattle ranchers and we beef consumers are delighted.
“When you put millions of people in a desert, though, you have a local issue. Perhaps they need to move.”
Yes.”
That’s fine as long as they go back where they came from.
Tried your link because my kids are about to leave for a trip to Colorado and I thought I would send it on to them but it wouldn’t work.????
My grass thinks I’ve gone hydroponic. We’ve had so much rain & they are forecasting 3-4 more days of it. Take my water, please. My husband said tonight too bad we don’t have a pipeline to California.
All over the world certainly does not include Texas. We’ve more rain now with even more expected. Our lakes are high, our cup overflows. More rain expected. little-o and the water police could make a fortune if rain were taxed here in the Lone Star State. Watch ‘em try.
The depletion of underground aquifers, at a faster rate than nature can replenish them, is a legitimate issue. It will have social, economic and political implications later in this century.
The Earth has the same amount of water that it did 5000 years ago. None has been shipped off-planet. When you put millions of people in a desert, though, you have a local issue. Perhaps they need to move.
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Jast a few months ago there was an article about how the United States is using less water than it did fifty years ago.
And check out this article from the LA commies:
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-water-20141112-story.html
As you say, shortage problems are local. These alarmist stories are the government trying to hoodwink us into giving them more power and money. It should be criminal.
Two words. El Nino
Bull. They know water usage is way down:
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-water-20141112-story.html
Another article:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/peak-water-united-states_b_6108312.html
Even the liberals and known alarmists (Gleick) know that water usage is way down.
Just like the deer population in a confined area. Eventually the environment won’t support the herd and some will die off. As the water dries up in these areas we will likely see an increase in communicable diseases which will reduce the human herd to a level that is sustainable.
So choices have to be made - does southern California save the mice or humans? Will all that nice, sunny weather shine on people or empty cities?
Do we build dams to contain water to provide for people or do we save the snail darter?
I choose to live where there is water and I eat what tends to grow near where I live. Avocados and almonds aren’t really in my diet.
Everyone knows that whatever direction California takes is where the rest of us eventually head....get rid of California and you fix a lot of the world's problems....
With the GloBull warming scam losing its luster the left is now seeking a replacement apocalyptic threat that can be blamed on America/capitalism/Republicans.
“All over the world certainly does not include Texas. We’ve more rain now with even more expected. Our lakes are high, our cup overflows. More rain expected. little-o and the water police could make a fortune if rain were taxed here in the Lone Star State. Watch ‘em try.”
Groundwater aquifers recharge very slowly even in flood conditions since groundwater moves VERY Slowly through rocks and overburden. It may take 1000 years to fill an aquifer but they can be pumped dry much quicker. For example imagine a bucket full of water where you drain 1 pint a year, but can only add back 1/100th of a pint a year.
Thanks - I’ll pass it on to my kids. Really appreciate it.
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