The drought has been more than two decades long. Where has everyone been? The US legislature only understands emergencies and petroleum industry subsidies. It seems to me those subsidies are poorly spent.
By Judson Jones
New satellite images (click here) released by NASA Wednesday reveal the dramatic loss of water at Lake Mead due to the ongoing mega-drought.
“The largest reservoir in the United States supplies water to millions of people across seven states, tribal lands, and northern Mexico,” NASA wrote about the image. “It now also provides a stark illustration of climate change and a long-term drought that may be the worst in the US West in 12 centuries.”
When you compare these two natural-color images — one acquired on July 6, 2000, and the other on July 3, 2022 — you can see the lake full and, in the most recent imagery, you can see the mineralized lakeshore which used to be underwater.
Move the slider to the left to reveal the minimal water remaining in Lake Mead. Move it back to the right to see where the level once stood....
The multi-decade drought has dried the land where it touches. In that is a sad reality, in that fire spreads quickly and with voracity. There are some people seeking to pump the Mississippi to provide water to the west. That is not realistic. The Pacific Ocean and desalination is vital to the RETURN of moisture to the California air mass. There is no other answer. The wetter the air, the wetter the ground.
I find it foolish to end irrigation and/or lawn watering. The air has to be moist and it isn't going to happen without the ground being wet. Dry land evaporates water in the air. There goes the rain.
Irrigation is a must and every method of protecting land moisture need to be carried out. That means no building into wetlands and pouring concrete. Laying down any kind of anti-nature cover is absolutely stupid.
July 25, 2022
By Jacobs Rodgers
Hot and tinder-dry weather on Monday (click here) is expected to further test firefighters battling the explosive Oak Fire west of Yosemite National Park, which barreled out of control over the weekend into California’s largest fire of the year, forcing thousands of people to flee from their homes.
Fire crews issued several fresh evacuations on Sunday as the blaze metastasized in several directions — overtaking the communities of Jerseydale, Darrah and Lushmeadows while threatening the small enclaves of Bootjack and Mariposa Pines. But with nothing in the way of rain or cooler temperatures in the forecast, fire crews braced for more erratic fire behavior, while warning that the number of destroyed structures was likely to increase in the days ahead from an initial count of 10....
By Jacobs Rodgers
Hot and tinder-dry weather on Monday (click here) is expected to further test firefighters battling the explosive Oak Fire west of Yosemite National Park, which barreled out of control over the weekend into California’s largest fire of the year, forcing thousands of people to flee from their homes.
Fire crews issued several fresh evacuations on Sunday as the blaze metastasized in several directions — overtaking the communities of Jerseydale, Darrah and Lushmeadows while threatening the small enclaves of Bootjack and Mariposa Pines. But with nothing in the way of rain or cooler temperatures in the forecast, fire crews braced for more erratic fire behavior, while warning that the number of destroyed structures was likely to increase in the days ahead from an initial count of 10....
Desalination is not a threat to nature. The salt can be processed to add to the American diet. Everyone is familiar with "Sea Salt." I understand there is a built in pool that is best served by salt water to minimize the use of chlorine.
Marine biologists need to be asked to check the salinity of the oceans as all the ice fields, regardless of form of ice fields, melt into the ocean. The volume of fresh water melting into the ocean may have an effect on salinity. If there is a change in salinity in waters, even at the locality of the melting is not normal, salty formulations that match sea water will have to be returned to Earth's ocean. DO NOT dump salt into fresh water, there is very little fresh water on Earth.
United States Forest Service (USFS) Wildland Fire Assessment System (WFAS) (click here) The majority of the USA is currently assessed for at least moderate fire dangers. That is not good.
