Lake Meade continues to drop!
Jun 25, 2015 5:34:27 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2015 5:34:27 GMT -6
As of Tuesday, Lake Meade hit another sad milestone on the way down to shortage levels.
As they note there, it isn't without hope and a bright spot for a busy and wet Spring. However, the fact it is wavering on the ragged line of disaster can't be overlooked.
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It seems a simple, if technically challenging solution. The choice is a stark one though. Reduce population growth to the point of reversing it (that will NEVER happen while we are inviting Central and South America to move on in, as they feel like it)...or we can desalinate like we mean it, and become leaders in the field. The other alternative is one we won't have to choose. Nature will choose it for us, and Darwin is best known for having explained how that path plays out. Not all will see that end result, to be kind about it.
Water levels in Lake Mead dropped to a historic low Tuesday, falling below the point that would trigger a shortage if projections fail to show the massive reservoir will recover by January.
Water managers expect the lake's elevation level to rebound enough to ward off a 2016 shortage thanks to a wetter-than-expected spring. But in the long run, as a Bureau of Reclamation spokeswoman said, "we still need a lot more water."
Water managers expect the lake's elevation level to rebound enough to ward off a 2016 shortage thanks to a wetter-than-expected spring. But in the long run, as a Bureau of Reclamation spokeswoman said, "we still need a lot more water."
As they note there, it isn't without hope and a bright spot for a busy and wet Spring. However, the fact it is wavering on the ragged line of disaster can't be overlooked.
The bureau reported Mead's elevation at 1,074.98 feet Tuesday night. But the elevation climbed slightly above 1,075 feet at 2 a.m. and continued throughout Wednesday. Elevation measures are updated every hour. The current level is the lowest since 1937, two years after the lake began filling, and 150 below the highest level of 1,225 feet in 1983.
Tuesday's historic low signals the reality that Colorado River water users consume more than the river provides, said Drew Beckwith, water-policy manager with Western Resource Advocates, a non-profit environmental law and policy organization.
Tuesday's historic low signals the reality that Colorado River water users consume more than the river provides, said Drew Beckwith, water-policy manager with Western Resource Advocates, a non-profit environmental law and policy organization.
It seems a simple, if technically challenging solution. The choice is a stark one though. Reduce population growth to the point of reversing it (that will NEVER happen while we are inviting Central and South America to move on in, as they feel like it)...or we can desalinate like we mean it, and become leaders in the field. The other alternative is one we won't have to choose. Nature will choose it for us, and Darwin is best known for having explained how that path plays out. Not all will see that end result, to be kind about it.