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Old 02-13-2015, 03:06 PM
 
Location: On the water.
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Hurray! Another Chicken Little prediction. Gotta luv 'em. Lemme see here. In 35 years I'll be 103 or 104, or more likely will have assumed room temperature by then. My children will run from 62 to 80 and my grandchildren from 37 to 57. Either it won't happen, some of us won't be around to care or by then, or people and science will have learned to cope.

Pardon me if I don't go into a flurry of worry about it.
My thoughts as well when I read the article.
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Old 02-13-2015, 03:13 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
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That would be some very expensive water because you would have to pump it pretty much the entire way. the continent slopes upward from east to west.

This is what happens when we build large population centers in areas too arid to sustain them.
Like LA. hyuk hyuk *guffaw*
Shoulda left all that water back in the Owens Valley, which was not only sustaining a thriving community, but was producing food for other parts of the state.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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Old 02-13-2015, 03:27 PM
 
Location: Vancouver, WA
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Sweet. A new disaster prediction. But what the hay, with everyone moving to Texas in droves, there should be enough water left to get by for the few foolish enough to remain behind.

A Megadrought coming
I'm pretty sure that will only effect San Diego. lol : Enjoy the new diggs, BTW.

Derek
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Old 02-13-2015, 03:34 PM
 
Location: Arvada, CO
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THIS JUST IN:

We're all going to die.

NOW, BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING.
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Old 02-13-2015, 03:38 PM
 
Location: O.C.
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Sweet. A new disaster prediction. But what the hay, with everyone moving to Texas in droves, there should be enough water left to get by for the few foolish enough to remain behind.

A Megadrought coming
Uh oh. A drought means no water and no water is no good for dinghys. You should be terrified.
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Old 02-13-2015, 03:45 PM
 
Location: On the water.
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Uh oh. A drought means no water and no water is no good for dinghys. You should be terrified.
Mbell, you continue to astound me. Sea level is not affected by drought.

Carry on son!
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Old 02-13-2015, 03:55 PM
 
Location: O.C.
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Mbell, you continue to astound me. Sea level is not affected by drought.

Carry on son!
It will be once it gets to the point that the west coast and the rest of the country starts getting serious about desalination.
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Old 02-13-2015, 04:14 PM
 
Location: San Diego, California Republic
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That's why we should only build pipelines that run from the north to the south. It's all downhill. [/joke]
LOL
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Old 02-13-2015, 04:16 PM
 
Location: San Diego, California Republic
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Like LA. hyuk hyuk *guffaw*
Shoulda left all that water back in the Owens Valley, which was not only sustaining a thriving community, but was producing food for other parts of the state.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Los Angeles and San Diego have no business being where they are.
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Old 02-13-2015, 04:18 PM
 
Location: San Diego, California Republic
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Mbell, you continue to astound me. Sea level is not affected by drought.

Carry on son!
LMAO I was like "huh?" Since when does the ocean dry up in a drought? LOL
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