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In a record, all but two U.S. states are in drought
(www.nytimes.com)
Been in a drought here since June. Terrified my well is going to run dry, terrified that we are going to have a forest fire.
This is how it starts. Begun, the water wars have
Alrighty Yoda, calm down
It seriously worries me since my country has the largest fresh water reserves in the world, it would become a battleground
What country? Asking for a friend...
I'm in Washington state. Before spring, we were told that we were in a drought due to low snow accumulation. Entire summer had fewer than 5 decent rain falls. I live in a rural area, and the risk of fire terrifies me.
The solution is of course more oil drilling and burning more coal.
Alaska and Kentucky are the two.
Thanks!
I'm surprised cause Arizona has been getting small bits of rain here and there almost every week, and it literally never rains here ever.
Thats really surprising. Here in central oklahoma, weve had i think 5 tornadoes in 2 weeks. Each one has been accompanied by massive rainfalls, i nearly crashed my car about a week ago because the rain got so bad while i was driving.
Super quick rains wash away very quickly. Not enough time to soak into the soil so they don't lessen a drought very much. Need snow accumulating in high country, too, which isn't happening.
It soaks into my serpentine belt just fine :(
Blame the immigrants...blame the immigrants
Think we can get all 50 next year?
Probably.
I kinda like that. My house is in the flood prone area
Drought makes floods worse. When the rain does come the dry land can't absorb as much of the water so it has nowhere to go but into the lakes and rivers.
So... where's it all going? Water doesn't just disappear.
Other parts of the planet. One area that’s received a disproportionate amount of precipitation this year is the Sahara. In Morocco, “two days of rainfall in September exceeded yearly averages in several areas that see less than 250 millimeters (10 inches) annually.”
thats the thing. less light rain and more severe storms. made to obliterate topsoil. im talking overall not just morrocco.
Alaska and Kentucky apparently
There's these large bodies of water called oceans. I believe it goes there (what with always going downhill and stuff).
More and more rain water runs off into streams, rivers and eventually the ocean because there isn't enough foliage to slow the water till it is absorbed by the soil. The foliage is typically replaced by concrete and asphalt (urban) or fields (rural).
Also the increased average temperature of the planet is causing changes in weather patterns and reducing rainfall (in many areas) and increasing the variance of rainfall causing cycles of drought and flood.
Hang on to your hats folks, it's gonna get worse before it gets better (if it will get better at all).
this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2024
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