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NickB79

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25. If climate change models are correct, we'll be abandoning large portions of the Southwest

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 06:22 PM

Jun 2013

In the next 25-50 years back to the expanding deserts and scrublands.

Water shortages will only grow with time, as a growing population and shifting rainfall and snowfall patterns combine to run the cities dry. Conservation will only get you so far; once the fossil waters dry up (I'm looking at you, Ogalalla Aquifer) the pumps shut off for good.

Welcome to the 21st century. It's gonna be a bitch.

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Supreme Court sides with Oklahoma in water fight [View all] Eugene Jun 2013 OP

MINE!! WovenGems Jun 2013 #1

Water conservation is the answer vinny9698 Jun 2013 #2

Obviously you have never been to Phoenix! TM99 Jun 2013 #5

Isn't Phoenix a predominantly fundie town? /nt Ash_F Jun 2013 #7

It is considered a Red political zone, TM99 Jun 2013 #9

That's what I thought Ash_F Jun 2013 #12

Phoenix is majority Democratic and votes Democratic. former9thward Jun 2013 #14

Did the Phoenix metropolis vote TM99 Jun 2013 #16

This is what you replied to: Isn't Phoenix a predominantly fundie town? /nt former9thward Jun 2013 #17

Seriously? TM99 Jun 2013 #19

The poster specifically said "town". former9thward Jun 2013 #21

You want to know something - TM99 Jun 2013 #27

Must be a record when it came to backpedaling... 1983law Jun 2013 #35

Phoenix votes Democratic Mosby Jun 2013 #22

Yup that's what I said. TM99 Jun 2013 #28

Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #26

Thank you TM99 Jun 2013 #29

They were more bothered by the conservatives bash. /nt Ash_F Jun 2013 #31

The poster you're thanking just had his post hidden by a jury Mosby Jun 2013 #34

Whatever. TM99 Jun 2013 #36

RW troll? former9thward Jun 2013 #30

Come on man CokeMachine Jun 2013 #32

And obviously you haven't been paying attention to what is happening here, either dbackjon Jun 2013 #13

Read again please what I wrote. TM99 Jun 2013 #15

Did I say Phoenix is doing all it can? dbackjon Jun 2013 #18

Then before this miscommunication TM99 Jun 2013 #20

Well said. Ash_F Jun 2013 #6

Texas has all kinds of water off its coast. RC Jun 2013 #3

Hey, they got rich from dumping all of that shit into the water ... Nihil Jun 2013 #33

Good OKNancy Jun 2013 #4

yah, and keep your d*mn hands off the Great Lakes too..... a kennedy Jun 2013 #8

Water rights are a huge issue in a lot of the country and it's just going to get worse. Shrike47 Jun 2013 #10

About 25 years ago, Texas tried to take an Arkansas lake through eminent domain Hestia Jun 2013 #11

Texas has a lot of Fracking for nat gas going on Champion Jack Jun 2013 #23

Here is the actual opinion happyslug Jun 2013 #24

If climate change models are correct, we'll be abandoning large portions of the Southwest NickB79 Jun 2013 #25