Thread: Climate sceptic? Met 40,000,000 thirsty people

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
Leigh Creek, (mining town S.A.) had landscaping with desert plants and grasses planted amongst river gravel beside footpaths and divisions in the car park. Looked good if not viewed with Southern prejudice.
Cheers

I love the sand in WA as well mate Often think lawns are far less desirable myself anyway. They made it illegal to have grass was the surprise

Originally Posted by Tote

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The concept of "unlimited" resources that come from a tap is not only about water in the US though, I spent six weeks in Silicon Valley once and was constantly amazed at the spa in the hotel that was outdoors with no cover and was run at 40 degrees centigrade 24 hours a day. You could literally see the heat rising from the shed that held the natural gas heater. Locals just said "gas is cheap and plentiful so why not"

Regards,
Tote

The attitude is widespread, and not just in the US. It seems very few anywhere can see any problem with this sort of attitude applied to anything, from leaving the heat/aircon, TV, lights etc on when nobody is there, to chucking anything you don't need or don't like into landfill even though it is perfectly serviceable, to disposable everything.

I was brought up by two parents who lived through two world wars and the Great Depression, and had the concept of waste knocked into me from a very young age.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

The attitude is widespread, and not just in the US. It seems very few anywhere can see any problem with this sort of attitude applied to anything, from leaving the heat/aircon, TV, lights etc on when nobody is there, to chucking anything you don't need or don't like into landfill even though it is perfectly serviceable, to disposable everything.

I was brought up by two parents who lived through two world wars and the Great Depression, and had the concept of waste knocked into me from a very young age.

And yet sadly the current generations blame Boomers for wrecking the planet.

Whilst some may not have been. Many Boomers were frugal and ecologically (often driven by personal economics at the time) responsible by recycling or repairing.

Plastics everywhere now, recycled glass back then!
Paper or cloth shopping bags were the normal.

Serviceable home goods.

Yep. Todays attitude sucks! And I’m A few generations past boomer.

Originally Posted by Tombie

And yet sadly the current generations blame Boomers for wrecking the planet.

Whilst some may not have been. Many Boomers were frugal and ecologically (often driven by personal economics at the time) responsible by recycling or repairing.

Plastics everywhere now, recycled glass back then!
Paper or cloth shopping bags were the normal.

Serviceable home goods.

Yep. Todays attitude sucks! And I’m A few generations past boomer.

I don't qualify as a boomer - They are at least six years younger than I am!

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

I wonder if it will be hotter due to the grass being removed? Suspect so. Plenty of studies showing the treeless west of Melbourne is hotter than the leafy east.

Could be a combination of less trees and more loud mouths out West (I live in the West so I can say that)…

Why is easy- hiding is not perhaps? "A prolonged megadrought in the American West caused the reservoir’s water levels to plunge to historic lows, and is unearthing some grim finds.Las Vegas Police were called to reports of a barrel containing human remains at Lake Mead National Recreation Area at around 5.45pm on 1 May.
“We believe this is a homicide as a result of a gunshot wound,” said Homicide Section Lt. Ray Spencer.
Detectives believe the victim was killed sometime in the mid ‘70s to early ‘80s, based on clothing and footwear the victim was found with."

A big dry 45 years ago found not so gruesome stuff in our dam. Hundreds of dead redfin and carp And the bike - Not mine happily and the ride is still with us all very happily

Almost moved this to Current affairs inflation thread

"Over a third of America's vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts are grown in California. But tens of thousands of acres lie idle because farmers can't get enough water to grow crops.
The impact may be seen on grocery store shelves next year, Bill Diedrich, a Californian farmer, told BBC. This season's produce shows up at shops next season, he explained as he showed his bone-dry fallowed fields. Typically, he would plant tomatoes for canning on this field but he didn't have enough water."

Hope it pours PLUS for the poor sods



Noted that it might be possible to desalinate a bit of salty stuff if power was cheap enough. California is trying to extend the life of a nuclear plant which supplies 9% of that states power. "Diablo Canyon is the single-largest generator of zero-carbon energy in the state. The only thing the plant requires to continue operating is political leadership on the part of the governor. "

Scheduled to shut in 3 years Hydro power is clearly not going to help at all if years of heavy rain and snow falls do not occur in that area.

Might need to change the threat to a billion+ thirsty people?

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Climbing to the bottom of a dry well for few drops is NOT in OH&S guidlines.

"India is the largest extractor of groundwater in the world - many still rely on it for their daily water supply.


But almost two-thirds of the country's districts are threatened by falling groundwater levels, the World Bank says.


India is projected to face severe water stress by 2050, with 30 cities said to fall in high-risk regions."

The world banks 2050 seem to have been about 30 years to late?

Madhya Pradesh: Viral video shows Indians risking life for water - BBC News




Poor sods!

Edit- Chennai with 4 million people looks tough! "Chennai's more than four million population is now relying solely on government tankers to provide their water. Others are paying large sums of money for private companies to supply water to their homes. Even then, it can take up to four days for the tanker to arrive.And the price of each tanker has quadrupled in the last month because water is so scarce."

Hope it rains in India!