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moondust

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16. And flooding is unpredictable.

Reply to IDemo (Reply #14)

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 10:03 PM

Jun 2014

Sometimes floods, sometimes drought.

Desalination would be more reliable and controllable over time.

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With The Annual Fooding In The North MidWest... Is This Even Possible On A Nationwide Scale ??? [View all] WillyT Jun 2014 OP

I would like more fooding and less flooding. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2014 #1

Food won't flow down an aqeduct very well csziggy Jun 2014 #2

Why a duck? kentauros Jun 2014 #34

Given the cost to pump the water over the rocky mountains... NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #3

If You Took A Southern Route... You Could Do It... WillyT Jun 2014 #6

That's a simplified map and it's in meters NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #19

Maybe... But It's Also An Infrastructure Project... And Would Hire People For Years... WillyT Jun 2014 #20

With current technology, it's not a very feasible project. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #21

We Have Unlimited Moey For War... It Appears... WillyT Jun 2014 #22

It would cost far more than the desert wars. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #23

Thank You For That... My OP Was Looking For Answers Like That... Yet... WillyT Jun 2014 #25

It depends on the sea level rise. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #26

Thank You !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #28

+1000000 Jamastiene Jun 2014 #38

Don't fool with mother nature. NYC_SKP Jun 2014 #4

^^THIS^^... 2naSalit Jun 2014 #8

Agree... But... We Do It With The Electrical Grid... Send The Resources Where They Are Most Needed.. WillyT Jun 2014 #9

We need every bit of our electric generation capacity to get off fossil fuels. NYC_SKP Jun 2014 #18

agreed! magical thyme Jun 2014 #10

I agree. Texasgal Jun 2014 #12

You Realize 71% Of The Earth Is Covered In Water... WillyT Jun 2014 #13

Yes. I do. Texasgal Jun 2014 #15

Yes it is possible and I have been thinking we should do this for years. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2014 #5

The Colorado River is really high up in elevation. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #30

Yup. If you are going to get water from the Mississippi to the West.... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2014 #37

Food goes in then goes out. Then there is a flood Lochloosa Jun 2014 #7

Been thinking this for years myself Politicalboi Jun 2014 #11

Desalination is the way to go IDemo Jun 2014 #14

And flooding is unpredictable. moondust Jun 2014 #16

Not to mention, IDemo Jun 2014 #17

If Texas respected water, Texans wouldn't frack away the share nature HereSince1628 Jun 2014 #24

No, it's not possible. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #27

Most Of The Rivers That Flood, Do Not Originate At The Great Lakes... WillyT Jun 2014 #29

It's not JUST the Great Lakes, it's any river or watershed shared between the US and Canada. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #31

California Feeds A Whole Lot Of The U.S. And The Planet... You Want To Cut Off That Food Source ??? WillyT Jun 2014 #32

Unsustainably. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #33

So What Happens To Society/Civilization When Food Prices Spike, Fresh Water Is Rare, And Energy... WillyT Jun 2014 #35

We'll find that out in about 20 or 30 years, if not sooner. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #36