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In reply to the discussion: Drought-stricken US warned of looming 'dead pool' [View all]
love_katz
(3,230 posts)94. The climate is swinging between greater extremes.
I live in the Pacific Northwest. We have been lucky this year, because our spring has been the 9th wettest on record. I am super grateful for the extra rain and snow up in the mountains. January and February were frightening because it was way too dry. Fortunately, the rest of the season has been very wet and cool. Our land deeply needed the rain and snow. Last summer we had the horrible heat dome which killed a bunch of people and made life miserable. Damage to our iconic evergreen trees was visible everywhere and has been coming on for years. 
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Gov Newsom tried this year to get a 1.4 billion Desal plant started near Manhattan Beach, CA but
TeamProg
Jun 2022
#51
As someone on the ground on Northern Ca I can tell you a few things about that
Unwind Your Mind
Jun 2022
#9
Stop growing cows. It can even help solve the climate crisis and prevent heart disease.
housecat
Jun 2022
#37
Yes cows, pigs, chickens, farmed fish. The air is filled with pain and agony of animal slaughter.
housecat
Jun 2022
#56
Plants and fungus are every bit as much "life" as animals, but you don't hear their screams
NullTuples
Jun 2022
#69
Brilliant post. I'm stealing your words and will echo them whenever I can (with attribution.)
erronis
Jun 2022
#76
No argument there, NullTuples, and I especially appreciate your last paragraph. Yes, life is life,
housecat
Jun 2022
#78
You're not rambling. You are speaking truth. That is what DU is about, IMHO.
Evolve Dammit
Jun 2022
#98
Well if we ever have an opportunity to evolve again, we should take our time standing on
housecat
Jun 2022
#115
And gas companies start talking about keeping prices high to make up for lower volume sold
NullTuples
Jun 2022
#105
I know that WE are doing all we can. It frustrates me that the government entities seem to be so
niyad
Jun 2022
#61
In my area, we have acres & acres of business park lawn that mostly gets watered mid-afternoon.
CrispyQ
Jun 2022
#66
With all the nasty chemicals, I imagine pool water has limited use. but it's a start.
housecat
Jun 2022
#30
Are you saying the water pool water is the same as toilet bowel water?
SleeplessinSoCal
Jun 2022
#71
How about S. California just starts by capturing more of their annual rainfall?
Pobeka
Jun 2022
#103
That's essentially what the Colorado River and Lake Mead and Lake Powell is, along
Gaugamela
Jun 2022
#11
And other states are having frequent flooding. Use that water before it hits the salt ocean.
housecat
Jun 2022
#32
We need more water sponges in arid areas: Gold courses, melons, grass, berries, almonds
AZLD4Candidate
Jun 2022
#52
I still see people washing their sidewalks instead of using a broom in CA.
BigmanPigman
Jun 2022
#92
Kind of surprises me though that given the states water situation that there are those that
cstanleytech
Jun 2022
#99