Same here in S. Florida.
100 degrees in may
It's too early. Bleh
I bet it hits 120 in August this year. I think California is headed into a climate shift if any of you guys buy that.
I bet it hits 120 in August this year. I think California is headed into a climate shift if any of you guys buy that.
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It's too early. Bleh
I bet it hits 120 in August this year. I think California is headed into a climate shift if any of you guys buy that.
What is the water supply forecast looking like in Cali?
Pictures are worth a thousand words... thanks.
Wow, where was that picture taken?2011:
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I drove out there in the end of Jan, lots of nice stumps, but it's a state park, so not take. You can drive where water once was 60ft deep for decades.
Very weird to me.
Rivers are low also. Rode the bike over the American river at the confluence with the Sac river, tide was out, but the water was a good 4-5ft lower and the shore was out a good 20ft either side. Could not swim, it's just a mud feast.
I took a run today about noon. Not as bad as Florida or the Philippines.
But still a baker.
I'm fried,. NAP TIME.
Very weird to me.
Rivers are low also. Rode the bike over the American river at the confluence with the Sac river, tide was out, but the water was a good 4-5ft lower and the shore was out a good 20ft either side. Could not swim, it's just a mud feast.
I took a run today about noon. Not as bad as Florida or the Philippines.
But still a baker.
I'm fried,. NAP TIME.
Everything is flooded here in NW Louisiana atm and we should be in the 80s but it's in the 50s lol. Shouldn't gripe it'll be 100s soon with our high humidity feels like ... hell 
They've imposed water restrictions pretty much everywhere. They say everyone needs to cut back by at least 20%. I live really close to the Sacramento river. I'm considering drilling a well in the backyard. lolWhat is the water supply forecast looking like in Cali?
It's 6:00pm on SoCal and 99' at the moment
Ita even worse with no air conditioner the house is hot at night.
Anyone notice they raises the price of ro water. 1.50 to 1.75
Anyone notice they raises the price of ro water. 1.50 to 1.75
11:50 pm and its a warm 78. Looks like it's time to upgrade the AC this year. It's going to be a warm summer in SoCal
Rivers are high here in Cincy.
California is going to get hit hard this summer. Good luck.
California is going to get hit hard this summer. Good luck.
we had about 6 inches of snow here in Denver on Monday.....it had been in the high 70's before that.
What??!!!!!we had about 6 inches of snow here in Denver on Monday.....it had been in the high 70's before that.
Where Oldpunk and myself live, it's typically 20-30+ days a year well over 100F. 110-115 even for a few days. But...it'ds a dry heat, so the water is evaporated really fast.
Water supplies here are a two pronged issue. On the one hand, you have what is called raw water, and then there's drinking water. Drinking water supplies are different, they cost more due to treatment and the supplying is different also.
California has massive amounts of water available for residential and industrial use. We only use about 4% for residential and 3% for industrial use. This includes landscapes, parks and golf courses etc which is roughly 80-90% of this 7% total.
Where is the other water used? To irrigate 1 million acres of crop lands in a desert. That accounts for 47% of the water. So what about the 46%? Livestock. Yep, cattle, chickens, milk, eggs and other critters. A cow drinks 23 gallons per day compared to a human, 1 gallon.
So 93% is use for agriculture. They want CHEAP water. Cities will pay a premium for water, they can consider things like desalting the water, which is okay for drinking, but if the desalt plants break down, which is often the case, then there's a big issue. But this is simply impossible for large scale agriculture. Cost way too much and produces too little.
The other issue with increased temps: as global temps climb and local temps do also, the snow pack ........which supplies the water.............climbs ever higher in the mountains. Since mountains are only so high, this means less and less snow. So less and less water.
Damns will not fix this issue either. They also cost a lot to maintain and who pays for them? State tax payers, and Federal tax payers. Same with all the damns here and the irrigation canal aqueduct projects.
Source: Pacific institute, 2012 Water report.
Now what happens when aquatic weeds infest the canals? It reduces the flows by 90%, clogs pumps and intake screens, mosquito habitat, lowers water quality. So when water is a serious resource that's fought over, pest like aquatic weeds become a big issue.
All the stakeholder sides can get behind fixing those issues.
For many folks, when a drought starts, the water quality also goes to the dog house. KH rises, TDS rises etc. Then plant issues start in your tanks.
Water is a funny thing.
Water supplies here are a two pronged issue. On the one hand, you have what is called raw water, and then there's drinking water. Drinking water supplies are different, they cost more due to treatment and the supplying is different also.
California has massive amounts of water available for residential and industrial use. We only use about 4% for residential and 3% for industrial use. This includes landscapes, parks and golf courses etc which is roughly 80-90% of this 7% total.
Where is the other water used? To irrigate 1 million acres of crop lands in a desert. That accounts for 47% of the water. So what about the 46%? Livestock. Yep, cattle, chickens, milk, eggs and other critters. A cow drinks 23 gallons per day compared to a human, 1 gallon.
So 93% is use for agriculture. They want CHEAP water. Cities will pay a premium for water, they can consider things like desalting the water, which is okay for drinking, but if the desalt plants break down, which is often the case, then there's a big issue. But this is simply impossible for large scale agriculture. Cost way too much and produces too little.
The other issue with increased temps: as global temps climb and local temps do also, the snow pack ........which supplies the water.............climbs ever higher in the mountains. Since mountains are only so high, this means less and less snow. So less and less water.
Damns will not fix this issue either. They also cost a lot to maintain and who pays for them? State tax payers, and Federal tax payers. Same with all the damns here and the irrigation canal aqueduct projects.
Source: Pacific institute, 2012 Water report.
Now what happens when aquatic weeds infest the canals? It reduces the flows by 90%, clogs pumps and intake screens, mosquito habitat, lowers water quality. So when water is a serious resource that's fought over, pest like aquatic weeds become a big issue.
All the stakeholder sides can get behind fixing those issues.
For many folks, when a drought starts, the water quality also goes to the dog house. KH rises, TDS rises etc. Then plant issues start in your tanks.
Water is a funny thing.
The fracking companies are using a lot of water out there. I hear they're returning their waste water back for the farmers. It could be a good thing, or a bad thing depending.
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