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Why is the media so quiet about the most global rainfall I've ever seen in my lifetime?
2021 Dec 8, 8:26am 346 views 18 comments
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Automan Empire
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2021 Dec 8, 9:30am
Automan Empire
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2021 Dec 8, 9:30am
It may have rained a lot at your house recently, but the Western US is parched. Reservoirs are at record lows, and the State water project has announced that Los Angeles is getting an allocation of ZERO water next year barring extreme rain and snowpack this winter. The lack of adequate surface water for human needs is draining aquifers at an increasing rate, resulting in ground subsidence and permanent reduction in the geologic structures' ability to get replenished and ever store as much water again. There were 1 or 2 "atmospheric river" events recently that affected the Northwest, but overall this is predicted to be a La Nina year meaning lower seasonal rainfall than average. Last year was dry AF, all the native trees on my mountain property on the Southern tip of the Central Valley looked sickly and distressed since mid-summer, and some have obviously died back or altogether. These are OLD oak trees.
I agree more reservoir capacity would be a good idea. You might be disappointed to hear how far a cubic mile of stored water will actually go toward serving the demands of 39 million Californians.
I agree more reservoir capacity would be a good idea. You might be disappointed to hear how far a cubic mile of stored water will actually go toward serving the demands of 39 million Californians.
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Bd6r
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2021 Dec 8, 9:39am
Bd6r
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2021 Dec 8, 9:39am
We had a lot of rain in summer (even W Texas deserts were green - I had not seen anything like that before!), but now it is back to normal and way too warm for this time of year.
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mell
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2021 Dec 8, 10:29am
Automan Empire says
That's not true they are not at record lows, they have recovered a lot. What is true that they don't do a good enough job at making sure all that rainfall can be stored when weather happens. Still there is no drought anymore at all, not even in the West. Here in the North Bay Area it has rained a lot as well, this is going to be one of the wettest winters. But Manbearpig!
It may have rained a lot at your house recently, but the Western US is parched. Reservoirs are at record lows, and the State water project has announced that Los Angeles is getting an allocation of ZERO water next year barring extreme rain and snowpack this winter. The lack of adequate surface water for human needs is draining aquifers at an increasing rate, resulting in ground subsidence and permanent reduction in the geologic structures' ability to get replenished and ever store as much water again. There were 1 or 2 "atmospheric river" events recently that affected the Northwest, but overall this is predicted to be a La Nina year meaning lower seasonal rainfall than average. Last year was dry AF, all the native trees on my mountain property on the Southern tip of the Central Valley looked sickly and distressed since mid-summer, and some have obviously died back or altogether. These are OLD oak trees.
I agree more reservoir capacity would be a good idea. You might be dis...
That's not true they are not at record lows, they have recovered a lot. What is true that they don't do a good enough job at making sure all that rainfall can be stored when weather happens. Still there is no drought anymore at all, not even in the West. Here in the North Bay Area it has rained a lot as well, this is going to be one of the wettest winters. But Manbearpig!
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Automan Empire
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2021 Dec 8, 11:06am
Automan Empire
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2021 Dec 8, 11:06am
mell says
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/resapp/RescondMain?source=patrick.net
Here is an interactive map showing today's current reservoir levels. 9 of 12 stand far below the date's historic average level. The 3 that are at or slightly above historic average today are all in the Southern half of the state, not a result of the extreme ~2 days of rain events in the Northwest. Despite all the runoff water these extreme events dropped over the entire watershed of the dams in question getting impounded by the dams, with nothing that could be built or diverted differently, the reservoir levels remain at a critically low level.
Given this, what basis do you have for the claim "They are not at record lows, they have recovered a lot."? I also don't believe you gave a femtosecond of thought about the state's groundwater levels, or the question of how long each cubic mile of new water impoundment and storage capacity would supply California's 39 million residents.
That's not true they are not at record lows, they have recovered a lot. What is true that they don't do a good enough job at making sure all that rainfall can be stored when weather happens. Still there is no drought anymore at all, not even in the West.
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/resapp/RescondMain?source=patrick.net
Here is an interactive map showing today's current reservoir levels. 9 of 12 stand far below the date's historic average level. The 3 that are at or slightly above historic average today are all in the Southern half of the state, not a result of the extreme ~2 days of rain events in the Northwest. Despite all the runoff water these extreme events dropped over the entire watershed of the dams in question getting impounded by the dams, with nothing that could be built or diverted differently, the reservoir levels remain at a critically low level.
Given this, what basis do you have for the claim "They are not at record lows, they have recovered a lot."? I also don't believe you gave a femtosecond of thought about the state's groundwater levels, or the question of how long each cubic mile of new water impoundment and storage capacity would supply California's 39 million residents.
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This year it's a lush lawn that looks like Groundskeeper Willie is tending to it. I keep seeing the Atlantic covered in Thunderstorm systems, not tropical storm systems. That extent from the US, dips down into the Jetstream and goes up to the Sahara. There's tons of rain in the Western US as well. I wonder if we'll get an update on Lake Powell.
Sudan in Africa is experiencing record floods in over 60 years. What in the fuck have the white hats and do gooders been doing with all of the money we send them? Sure as hell didn't build Flood canals and reservoirs to catch and store monsoon rains when they come.. But we do have more warlords and EU refugees than ever Stop giving Sally Scruther's money the bitch is killing them with it.
How's the rain where you live, has it just been cloudy but not rainy, is this map deceiving me? Have you been getting tons of rain?
Also due to precipitation everywhere, this has been a dismal noneventful Hurricane season. Spite the place holder claim they make every year, that it will be the hottest, and driest and most productive hurricane season on record. They say that every May, without a shred of proof or evidence.
This is dry day compare to many I have been watching.