7 States Running Out Of Water

[AllPurposeAtheist]

South Texas is getting flooded with huge storms and tornadoes. Proof that prayer works and that TSA caused it.

[stromboli]

South Texas is getting flooded with huge storms and tornadoes. Proof that prayer works and that TSA caused it.

Pretty sure its gays.

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Pretty sure its gays.

oh absolutely. No doubt about it. Gaynadoes!

[stromboli]

oh absolutely. No doubt about it. Gaynadoes!

Which to me presents a possible opportunity. What could be better than a whole pig dropped on your barbecue from 5,000 feet?

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Which to me presents a possible opportunity. What could be better than a whole pig dropped on your barbecue from 5,000 feet?

A rainbow?

[Solitary]

I think at the end of a rainbow is a barrel of black gold now instead of real Gold. We always have a problem with water here in Arizona, but it doesn't stop the building of new golf courses that use an unbelievable amounts of water so the rich can play.  Solitary

[stromboli]

I think at the end of a rainbow is a barrel of black gold now instead of real Gold. We always have a problem with water here in Arizona, but it doesn't stop the building of new golf courses that use an unbelievable amounts of water so the rich can play.  Solitary

Not to mention the ones built on former wildlife habitat or Indian burial sites.

[aileron]

There's an easy fix, and it will come (probably) in time.  Canada is happy to eat produce from the San Joaquin Valley, but not happy to export water there.  Why Canadians are happy to export other natural resources, oil, timber, etc. but not water is a long story that would be amusing were it not so damaging to both nations' economies.  As one Canadian commentator put it, because of the irrational resistance to export water to the US, the St. Lawrence Seaway exports billions of liters of water to the Atlantic Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean doesn't pay Canadians a dime for it.   

[Jason78]

At least you're not trying to irrigate your crops with Brawndo.

"Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes."

[aileron]

At least you're not trying to irrigate your crops with Brawndo.

"Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes."

I never saw no plant growin' outta no toilet.

[stromboli]

This thingy here
http://www.wired.com/2014/03/warka-water-africa/

Collects moisture from condensation. Not enough to water crops, but can provide drinking water in the desert. Whole ecosystems  survive on just the hot/cold condensation of desert air.

Just like the wind farms Frank Herbert wrote about in Dune.

[josephpalazzo]

I think at the end of a rainbow is a barrel of black gold now instead of real Gold. We always have a problem with water here in Arizona, but it doesn't stop the building of new golf courses that use an unbelievable amounts of water so the rich can play.  Solitary

The rich will always have their water, along with  champagne and caviar, and their 60-ft yacht.

[Solitary]

Oh, so now the rich are being persecuted along with the Christians.  Solitary

[stromboli]

Oh, so now the rich are being persecuted along with the Christians.  Solitary

The rich have always been persecuted. Ask them.

Money making opportunity there, Sol. Build yourself a Warkawater demo model for Arizona and sell plans.  I am already thinking about building a smaller version just to see it it works.

[PopeyesPappy]

There's an easy fix, and it will come (probably) in time.  Canada is happy to eat produce from the San Joaquin Valley, but not happy to export water there.  Why Canadians are happy to export other natural resources, oil, timber, etc. but not water is a long story that would be amusing were it not so damaging to both nations' economies.  As one Canadian commentator put it, because of the irrational resistance to export water to the US, the St. Lawrence Seaway exports billions of liters of water to the Atlantic Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean doesn't pay Canadians a dime for it.   

I wouldn't exactly call getting Colorado River like volumes of water from the Great Lakes to the West Coast easy. Pumping that much water would be expensive. Much cheaper to desalinate ocean water from the Pacific. Or we could build a big ass tunnel. from point A to point B. Starting at about 150 meters in elevation at the Great Lakes and ending around sea level in the San Joaquin Valley. It would probably be the biggest construction job in history.