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KamaAina

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4. You know who has lots of fog? California!
Fri May 8, 2015, 01:17 PM
May 2015

In winter, the drought-stricken Central Valley is often blanketed by tule fog so thick it routinely causes pileups on I-5.

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Remember the Anasazi Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #1
And when you add the cultural connection to the land - staying where they are - that does not leave jwirr May 2015 #12
It has happened before as he world changes. hollysmom May 2015 #2
Here's something they may consider setting up: kentauros May 2015 #3
You know who has lots of fog? California! KamaAina May 2015 #4
The technology of fog-collectors has been getting more attention kentauros May 2015 #5
Well, we have radio towers and even skyscrapers that tall KamaAina May 2015 #6
Okay, that makes sense. kentauros May 2015 #9
to make use of fog collectors, they would also need these CreekDog May 2015 #25
May gray and June gloom along the Central Coast as well, but the tule fogs are legendary Hekate May 2015 #7
The SoCal $ interests would extract every milliliter of moisture from NoCal/fogs erronis May 2015 #18
The Coastal Redwoods are Nature's Fog Catchers AndyTiedye May 2015 #8
I didn't know that about the redwoods, kentauros May 2015 #10
Are you even considering the location of the Navajo Nation? Jeez... CreekDog May 2015 #15
Well, while I'm neither a scientist nor a researcher, kentauros May 2015 #16
Was it tested in an area without fog? Yes or No? CreekDog May 2015 #19
Fog is also "water vapor." kentauros May 2015 #22
STOP, just stop. You're misrepresenting the good folks at FogQuest: CreekDog May 2015 #23
you have fog in Atacama where this is used, NOT in the Navajo Nation CreekDog May 2015 #21
The Navajo Nation rarely has the humidity needed to make this viable for them CreekDog May 2015 #11
If you read the link, kentauros May 2015 #13
Yes, because parts of the Atacama receive lots of regular fog, much as California does CreekDog May 2015 #17
you don't have these conditions in the Navajo Nation: CreekDog May 2015 #20
And they do not have a lot of moisture in the air as the SE has a lot of dry heat. Deep wells may jwirr May 2015 #14
We Punx May 2015 #24
Here's something to consider banning: Scootaloo May 2015 #27
America's water belongs to the corporations and the politicians they buy. liberal_at_heart May 2015 #26
The pollution levels on the Navaho Nation would not be tolerated any where else in America randr May 2015 #28
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