Drought in the West Apocalyptic

[longknife]

This comes up with 20 signs of how bad the drought in the west really is.

The problem is that people here in Vegas and other western towns and city don't either believe it or don't heed the warnings about the shortage of water. We continue to use it as if it will be there forever.

The water district has, for some time, encouraged homeowners in southern Nevada to switch from lawns to desert landscaping – often with rebates and outright gifts to get it done.

Will it be enough? Probably not. Will it get so severe people are forced to move elsewhere? Well, it's happened before. The Anasazi once fled south. Paiutes also fled the area. And drought was the downfall of the advanced Pueblo Indians.

Read more @ Prison Planet.com » 20 Signs The Epic Drought In The Western United States Is Starting To Become Apocalyptic

 

[Meister]

Okaaaaay, droughts are not that uncommon.
People should get on board with H2O conservation. One way to help the hard headed is to have city/county to put a surcharge if they go over a certain amount of gallons. People will catch on quickly.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Average apartment uses 75 gallons/per bedroom/day. Tax anything in excess of that

 

[Dot Com]

Nice to see Frank getting on-board as it were.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Reuse and recycle

Reclaimed water - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Meister]

Average apartment uses 75 gallons/per bedroom/day. Tax anything in excess of that

Fresno, Ca. is fining residence 500 dollars for wasting water.
That is not the way to do it.

 

[Zander]

Prices will go up, consumption will go down. Economics 101

 

[bripat9643]

This comes up with 20 signs of how bad the drought in the west really is.

The problem is that people here in Vegas and other western towns and city don't either believe it or don't heed the warnings about the shortage of water. We continue to use it as if it will be there forever.

The water district has, for some time, encouraged homeowners in southern Nevada to switch from lawns to desert landscaping – often with rebates and outright gifts to get it done.

Will it be enough? Probably not. Will it get so severe people are forced to move elsewhere? Well, it's happened before. The Anasazi once fled south. Paiutes also fled the area. And drought was the downfall of the advanced Pueblo Indians.

Read more @ Prison Planet.com » 20 Signs The Epic Drought In The Western United States Is Starting To Become Apocalyptic

Most water in the West is used for irrigating crops. Only a small percentage is used for residential use. Consumption for the later purpose could double and hardly make a dent in the water available for the former. The way to conserve water is to stop trying to grow crops in the desert.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Prices will go up, consumption will go down. Economics 101

That would be true if it weren't for the fact that water is necessary for life to continue.

I suppose that next we should start selling air?

Remember the rule of 3's. You can survive for 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food.

Go ahead.............prove this rule wrong.

What's next? Figure out if you're going to pay enough to drink and clean yourself, or pay for food and gas?

As a matter of fact, you may wish to check out how things are currently going in Detroit.

Many people (of the lower class, meaning they are at poverty levels or lower) are asking themselves that very same question.

 

[mal]

This comes up with 20 signs of how bad the drought in the west really is.

The problem is that people here in Vegas and other western towns and city don't either believe it or don't heed the warnings about the shortage of water. We continue to use it as if it will be there forever.

The water district has, for some time, encouraged homeowners in southern Nevada to switch from lawns to desert landscaping – often with rebates and outright gifts to get it done.

Will it be enough? Probably not. Will it get so severe people are forced to move elsewhere? Well, it's happened before. The Anasazi once fled south. Paiutes also fled the area. And drought was the downfall of the advanced Pueblo Indians.

Read more @ Prison Planet.com » 20 Signs The Epic Drought In The Western United States Is Starting To Become Apocalyptic

Advanced Pueblo Indians...

People golf in Desert Palm when it's 120...

because they can.



peace...

 

[SSDD]

Prices will go up, consumption will go down. Economics 101

That would be true if it weren't for the fact that water is necessary for life to continue.

I suppose that next we should start selling air?

Remember the rule of 3's. You can survive for 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food.

Go ahead.............prove this rule wrong.

What's next? Figure out if you're going to pay enough to drink and clean yourself, or pay for food and gas?

As a matter of fact, you may wish to check out how things are currently going in Detroit.

Many people (of the lower class, meaning they are at poverty levels or lower) are asking themselves that very same question.

If you have a problem with paying a premium for an item because it is naturally scarce in a particular area, then don't live in that area. Move to the bottom of the ocean and you can bet your ass that you would, in fact be paying for breathable air.

 

[ABikerSailor]

This comes up with 20 signs of how bad the drought in the west really is.

The problem is that people here in Vegas and other western towns and city don't either believe it or don't heed the warnings about the shortage of water. We continue to use it as if it will be there forever.

The water district has, for some time, encouraged homeowners in southern Nevada to switch from lawns to desert landscaping – often with rebates and outright gifts to get it done.

Will it be enough? Probably not. Will it get so severe people are forced to move elsewhere? Well, it's happened before. The Anasazi once fled south. Paiutes also fled the area. And drought was the downfall of the advanced Pueblo Indians.

Read more @ Prison Planet.com » 20 Signs The Epic Drought In The Western United States Is Starting To Become Apocalyptic

Advanced Pueblo Indians...

People golf in Desert Palm when it's 120...

because they can.



peace...

You're right. They golf in Desert Palm when it is around 120.

Because they can.

But then again, they also have the option of going back into 80 degrees, and having a drink at the 19th hole.

Wanna know who else has the option of marching around in 110 to 120 degrees?

The U.S. Military.

I actually served, in no less than 4 war zones.

What have you done?

 

[S.J.]

The last time they had water rationing, Corona, Ca. restricted water usage, then raised the rates because they "weren't selling enough water".
If they cut off welfare to illegals they would have enough money to build desalinization plants and solve the drought problem for good.

 

[Old Rocks]

Now you have our pet Libertarian screaming about the idea of charging extra, or fining people, for wasting water. Yet, surprisingly, we have on this thread the single idea that would most prevent that, a stiff surcharge on water use. One way to do that would be to charge by the number of people using the water. So you have a 8000 square foot residence with swimming pools and hot tubs, but only 3 people living there. They are alloted the same amount of water at a regular charge as the 3 people living in a 1200 square foot home with the basics. And the charge for the water goes up in increments.

Agriculture, and our food prices, have for a long time been subsidized, the water costing the farmer less than the cost to deliver it. We cannot continue to do that in the face of the droughts we are facing. If the farmers have to pay more, they will adapt farming methods like those used in Isreal. And we will have to pay more for the food. That is the real cost of a changing climate.

 

[Old Rocks]

The last time they had water rationing, Corona, Ca. restricted water usage, then raised the rates because they "weren't selling enough water".
If they cut off welfare to illegals they would have enough money to build desalinization plants and solve the drought problem for good.

If an item is in scarce supply and high demand, you will see both rationing and an increase in price. Simply economics. If they cut off welfare for the illegals, the price one would have to pay to get the crops harvested would increase the food prices by a great deal, and you would be whining about that. And your comment about the desalinization plants only proves how ignorant you are on the costs of those plants.

 

[S.J.]

The last time they had water rationing, Corona, Ca. restricted water usage, then raised the rates because they "weren't selling enough water".
If they cut off welfare to illegals they would have enough money to build desalinization plants and solve the drought problem for good.

If an item is in scarce supply and high demand, you will see both rationing and an increase in price. Simply economics. If they cut off welfare for the illegals, the price one would have to pay to get the crops harvested would increase the food prices by a great deal, and you would be whining about that. And your comment about the desalinization plants only proves how ignorant you are on the costs of those plants.

You don't know wtf you're talking about, as usual.