Grim predictions say 9 more years of Texas drought possible

[Valmy]

Can't you just deny climate change?

Obviously not

[DGuller]

They chose to live in a desert.

Well no but I might have to choose whether or not I stay in one.

Can't you just deny climate change?

[Valmy]

Quebec is always looking for new immigrants.  No drought here.  Plenty of water.  Even in your basement.

I am prepared.  I got my son this Québec shirt for when we make the move.

[Valmy]

Condolences, Valmy.  Georgia went through a fairly prolonged drought which we solved by getting more rain and winning court cases against Tennessee and Alabama over water rights.

Can you fuck over Oklahoma in some fashion?

No but we will continue to fuck over Mexico and take their water.

But we were already doing that...not sure how sustainable that is.  I hear Louisiana has a surplus so maybe we can drain the Bayou.

[crazy canuck]

Time to dust off the plans to float icebergs down south.

[Zanza]

Can't you just deny climate change?

[KRonn]

I wonder how long and how costly a plan it is to desalinate sea water for use? Saudis do it pretty heavily I think, and probably other nations in that region. At least that would help during times of drought. Besides, other states have water problems, like California and some neighboring states, that get much of their water from the Colorado river. Large populations, somewhat limited water. So I'd think desalination would be a good idea, but I don't know the downsides, besides cost probably.

[Ideologue]

They chose to live in a desert.

Well no but I might have to choose whether or not I stay in one.

Quebec is always looking for new immigrants.  No drought here.  Plenty of water.  Even in your basement.

J'parlez Francais muy bien.  Puedo venir a Quebec?

[HVC]

[Caliga]

Valmy can have some of the water leaking out of my water main right now.

[dps]

They chose to live in a desert.

Well no but I might have to choose whether or not I stay in one.

Well, actually, yeah, it is a desert.  Not by the technical definition, but the Great Plains have always been considerably drier than the east, to the extent that at one time the plains were call The Great American Desert.

Though I guess if you were born there, it wasn't exactly your choice.

[Razgovory]

Interestedly there used to be an old theory of climate change that could be summed up with the phrase "Rain follows the plow".  There was a belief that farming an area would cause it become wetter.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Interestedly there used to be an old theory of climate change that could be summed up with the phrase "Rain follows the plow".  There was a belief that farming an area would cause it become wetter.

Isn't that pretty much the opposite of what tends to happen?
Overfarming tends to cause desertification.

[Razgovory]

Interestedly there used to be an old theory of climate change that could be summed up with the phrase "Rain follows the plow".  There was a belief that farming an area would cause it become wetter.

Isn't that pretty much the opposite of what tends to happen?
Overfarming tends to cause desertification.

Yes, but this theory was less controversial with the powers that be.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Interestedly there used to be an old theory of climate change that could be summed up with the phrase "Rain follows the plow".  There was a belief that farming an area would cause it become wetter.

Isn't that pretty much the opposite of what tends to happen?
Overfarming tends to cause desertification.

Yes, but this theory was less controversial with the powers that be.

Ah, so it's one of those politically expedient "theories". Gotcha