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32. I was thinking the other day in the shower if

Mon Apr 6, 2015, 06:36 PM

Apr 2015

They did make recyclable showers, and low and behold they do. This should be MANDATORY in all new homes out here.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/11/tech/innovation/futuristic-water-recycling-shower-orbsys/

And run house gutters to a pipe that leads to a plastic very accessible water tank in your yard. 500 gallon tank in a cement trench with a metal door with a lock.

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Let's say the drought lasts for the next fifty years [View all] dissentient Apr 2015 OP

Those who can move out will. yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #1

That is what is worrying, all those millions are going to have to go somewhere dissentient Apr 2015 #2

We have 47 states of which quite a few have very little population yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #3

I'm sorry to tell you this... Xithras Apr 2015 #14

Oh rats! Such possibilities. yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #30

I wonder how hard it would be to sell a house at that point. Adsos Letter Apr 2015 #40

47 states? panader0 Apr 2015 #50

Probably discounting Alaska and Hawaii MissB Apr 2015 #52

Let's take a page from Putin and annex British Columbia and the Northwest Territories! FSogol Apr 2015 #4

spit my water out� somehow that really tickled my funnybone. KittyWampus Apr 2015 #16

that has been tried before guillaumeb Apr 2015 #53

If you are referring to the Fenian Brotherhood's plans, that is hardly, the US FSogol Apr 2015 #57

I once lived in the Atacama Desert and it doesn't get drier than that. Cleita Apr 2015 #5

Now what? California figures out what to do about decades of uncontrolled growth... Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #6

Farmers will have to change their irrigation methods Warpy Apr 2015 #7

Late last year 2naSalit Apr 2015 #64

Maybe sometime before that someone that matters could look around the world and see what others nationalize the fed Apr 2015 #8

Desalinization still has some serious technical issues metalbot Apr 2015 #35

True, and Desalination should only be used as last resort, after ALL other means are employed. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #49

Agriculture in California, Arizona, New Mexico collapses, and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas enter a dust Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #9

Don't mix Arizona up with California dbackjon Apr 2015 #21

Arizona's issues will have to do with tapping enough power to keep everyone cool in "summer" villager Apr 2015 #41

Arizona exports electricity to California dbackjon Apr 2015 #45

Just to be clear: You imagine Arizona is sustainable in the long-term? Phoenix-area growth and all? villager Apr 2015 #48

Residential uses far less water than AG dbackjon Apr 2015 #61

Which doesn't quite answer the question in terms of overall sustainability villager Apr 2015 #65

Arizona has enough water for a population of 30 million dbackjon Apr 2015 #67

Indeed. And Colorado river water for the Yuma area may not be infinite. villager Apr 2015 #70

Here's the thing - Arizona is a big state dbackjon Apr 2015 #71

The entire southwest shares a climate. Arizona is part of the Southwest. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #56

That is not really accurate dbackjon Apr 2015 #68

What we are seeing in California and elsewhere in the West is Human created Climate Change. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #69

I'd like to see a link pscot Apr 2015 #60

I will link in morning dbackjon Apr 2015 #62

It is not an easy Google pscot Apr 2015 #63

Here is an interview dbackjon Apr 2015 #66

Maybe they could build these giant Malraiders Apr 2015 #10

+ Infinity Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #12

Put up lots of these? Maedhros Apr 2015 #11

No, we prefer to wait thank you Politicalboi Apr 2015 #13

American Exceptionalism will solve it all! RKP5637 Apr 2015 #54

within 4 years hundreds of small town abandoned as they rely on ground water wells... 4139 Apr 2015 #15

your timeline might be right though. It could go downhill very, very quickly, IMO. KittyWampus Apr 2015 #18

Timeline: current modest El Ni�o followed by drought generating La Ni�a... 4139 Apr 2015 #27

Move, adapt, or die. bluedigger Apr 2015 #17

Nuclear and Solar powered desalination plants madville Apr 2015 #19

Yeah, but that's thinking big. I wonder if our government can even do stuff like that anymore. KittyWampus Apr 2015 #20

Not to mention the environmental hurdles madville Apr 2015 #25

And the waste from these plants? dbackjon Apr 2015 #22

sell it as sea salt? KittyWampus Apr 2015 #24

Back into the ocean or pipeline madville Apr 2015 #28

Overall no, but pumping it directly into the sea, especially near shore, would have a devistating dbackjon Apr 2015 #31

You have to decide which outcome sucks less. madville Apr 2015 #34

Desal should be a last resort idea dbackjon Apr 2015 #37

Okay. I need to say something here... Scootaloo Apr 2015 #39

I personally don't think the Earth Politicalboi Apr 2015 #23

I love the idea of homes having two water lines. Such a good idea. KittyWampus Apr 2015 #26

I was thinking the other day in the shower if Politicalboi Apr 2015 #32

The damage from climate change will rapidly cause irreversible harm to billions. NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #29

That is too bad about the karma Politicalboi Apr 2015 #36

The Earth has been here -4 Billion years Paulie Apr 2015 #38

We've never experienced glacier melt Politicalboi Apr 2015 #46

Pipe in water from Oregon to keep the golf courses green, of course Scootaloo Apr 2015 #33

Water prices will go up Travis_0004 Apr 2015 #42

The agriculture industry will be forever changed. herding cats Apr 2015 #43

Seems every DUer that doesn't live here upaloopa Apr 2015 #44

I know, I live here Politicalboi Apr 2015 #47

+1 PasadenaTrudy Apr 2015 #59

I'm sure the aliens will invade before then. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #51

I live in San Diego honeylady Apr 2015 #55

I've been here 51 years now PasadenaTrudy Apr 2015 #58