Global Weirding

[raisingarizona]

There’s dams on rivers closer and floods happen a lot. Not many mountains to go over.
Water flows better than oil.

The American West is running out of water—and Big Oil, of all things, can help fix it

It’s time to repurpose our oil and gas infrastructure to do something good for the planet: transport water to the parched West.

www.fastcompany.com

That kind of reads like an opinion piece. That may just be a………pipe, dream.

I think people in the south west should first rethink the way they use water before they get a hold of other states resources.

 

[Harvey]

I think pumping water from the Great Lakes to out here would use a massive amount of energy, maybe so much that it doesn’t make any sense at all.

I would actively resist this.

 

[tirolski]

I would actively resist this.

It’s cleaner water than what’s flowing thru Louisiana so ya don’t want to screw with that.
The Big Easy aqua quality has been beat on for a couple thousand miles.
They’d most likely let ya take it off their hands during a flood if ya paid off the right folks.

 

[Ripitz]

things around here are about to get wild with drought, water restrictions and the never ending fire season.

Western megadrought is worst in 1,200 years, intensified by climate change, study finds — Los Angeles Times

The West is experiencing its most severe megadrought in a millennium, according to a new study. Scientists say climate change is playing a major role.

apple.news

 

[tirolski]

I think people in the south west should first rethink the way they use water before they get a hold of other states resources.

"Colorado would be following in the footsteps of other states that take water from the dwindling Colorado River by expanding these so-called “cash for grass” programs."

Cash for grass in Colorado?

 

[Sbob]

"Colorado would be following in the footsteps of other states that take water from the dwindling Colorado River by expanding these so-called “cash for grass” programs."

Cash for grass in Colorado?

 

[tirolski]

Tis a tad geeky but well written.

A day at Sunrise reveals the Miracle of Water

I am sipping water, riding the chairlift up the snow-covered volcanic peak towering over Sunrise Ski Resort, when I notice the clouds.

www.paysonroundup.com

 

[tirolski]

@raisingarizona Saw the fire season is starting early in Arizona.
Hope y’all are OK.
Snow-mud season are hanging on here for a bit.

Arizona Wildfire Map - Current Arizona Wildfires, Forest Fires, and Lightning Strikes | Fire, Weather & Avalanche

Interactive real-time wildfire and forest fire map for Arizona. See current wildfires and wildfire perimeters in Arizona using the Fire, Weather & Avalanche Wildfire Map.

www.fireweatheravalanche.org

 

[Sbob]

Dang,I was there last week and drove up Rt 89 it was 25f .Didn’t make it to Snow bowl but did tourist stuff.Those Ponderosa Pines are beautiful but as I was leaving the word that popped into my head was “ Matchsticks “

 

[MC2]

Dang,I was there last week and drove up Rt 89 it was 25f .Didn’t make it to Snow bowl but did tourist stuff.Those Ponderosa Pines are beautiful but as I was leaving the word that popped into my head was “ Matchsticks “

They are a fire dependent species (like a lot of pine trees):

From:

https://cfri.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/01/FireEd-Infographic-Web_Print-1.pdf