So where is rainfall actually increasing?
The only bad thing I've read about the these toilets is that they can be mechanically troublesome. They seem to work fine when I've used them but they're not all the same. Perhaps following the mantra "If it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown flush it down" is easier? Lol
This year, Kentucky. They're swimming.So where is rainfall actually increasing?
So where is rainfall actually increasing?
True on the other hand I think there's an economic argument to be made. The Bellagio fountains are one of the primary attractions of the hotel and LV in general as it pertains to tourism. In fact it's such a fixture that surrounding properties are able to charge higher rates for a fountain view. The town of LV is really odd as its growth would not have happened without the Hoover Dam. Just like growth AZ in and SoCal. We're talking billions of USD in investment.It mentions it. But water is water. And in an area where homeowners are being asked to conserve, and install water conserving landscaping, and where future water is in serious question, this hardly seems worthwhile considering those circumstances.
All true. Those fountains draw a lot of people with money in their pockets, that most leave in Las Vegas when they go. These sideshows bring in people. Regardless if it's wasted electricity shining the worlds brightest beam into space. (The Luxor). Or the Bellagio's fountains.True on the other hand I think there's an economic argument to be made. The Bellagio fountains are one of the primary attractions of the hotel and LV in general as it pertains to tourism. In fact it's such a fixture that surrounding properties are able to charge higher rates for a fountain view. The town of LV is really odd as its growth would not have happened without the Hoover Dam. Just like growth AZ in and SoCal. We're talking billions of USD in investment.
I've often wondered about that. It's not like this water is vaporizing away into outer space. It remains in the atmosphere until it condenses somewhere else. Some underwater volcano just blew up in Tonga, and it released enough water to fill 58,000 olympic swimming pools. Where the hell did all of that go?I figured these trillions of gallons vaporizing were indeed condensing elsewhere.
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IIRC, Diablo Canyon is around $0.034/kWh or something OPEX; it's VERY cheap power produced there. But, per your point, unless we are transporting those crops using nuclear powered freighters, you are just adding pollution to the process.For the same 46c/kwh why would you waste them to desalinate water for farmers to grow stuff to export, when other countries can grow them cheaper and deplete their own water instead?
Makes no financial sense.
That is why I never worry about recycling or conserving water; nature does it for us (I am kidding) No seriously, earth will be here for billion years more after human life goes extinct.I've often wondered about that. It's not like this water is vaporizing away into outer space. It remains in the atmosphere until it condenses somewhere else. Some underwater volcano just blew up in Tonga, and it released enough water to fill 58,000 olympic swimming pools. Where the hell did all of that go?
Me neither. The Earth is one giant consumable. It will consume us long before we consume it.That is why I never worry about recycling or conserving water; nature does it for us (I am kidding) No seriously, earth will be here for billion years more after human life goes extinct.
I would be surprised if it was not more. With the mob activity through the decades.And....they just found another body. Count is up to four now.
Same here, I expect there are many, many more.I would be surprised if it was not more. With the mob activity through the decades.
Israel as a country is very small, and they have a very different tax system to afford such a way to supply water to the nation. I’d stop here or it will turn political very quickly.Interesting thread. The book "cadilac desert" essentially predicted this in 1986, it really isn't a surprise. I imagine everyone is still waiting for "the weather to turn". As usual no one will do anything until its much too late, then everything will go bust.
Israel gets 70% of all their water from desalination, so its definitely possible.
Nevada gets less than 2% of the Colorado river allotment and my understanding is they don't even take all of it every year, so while golf courses in Vegas are probably still stupid, there not the real problem here, California agriculture is the primary culprit.
There are plenty of other places in the US that can grow broccoli and have lots of water, it would simply be much more expensive.
But I have to first decide if I am going to worry about not having enough water because of global warming or worrying about melting ice caps, sea water rising and flooding all the coastland. It is one or the other