Water shortages in the future - which areas will still have LUSH, GREEN yards? (insulated, showers)
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A thread on the Kansas forum, along with the recent southwestern drought, made me think of where houses could have lush, green yards if the current drought situation persists or worsens?
Texas and the whole west coast seem vulnerable to drought, including the Plains.
Think somewhere like Michigan is fairly drought insulated?
Where I'm located in VA is pretty drought resistant, since the darned water table is so high close to the river. In fact, I wish the grass would stop growing, at least temporarily - it's been averaging about 3 in. per week. My lawn guy is ecstatic, but I'm certainly not. Also, every weed seed that touches the earth takes root and sprouts immediately, it seems. My back is getting sore ripping them out!
A thread on the Kansas forum, along with the recent southwestern drought, made me think of where houses could have lush, green yards if the current drought situation persists or worsens?
Texas and the whole west coast seem vulnerable to drought, including the Plains.
Think somewhere like Michigan is fairly drought insulated?
Yard is very green and that's actually a little unusual for this time of the year in PA. Susquehanna river has been up pretty high for most of the year. We started the Spring with drought condition but it was also pretty dry last year.
Drought warnings around here are way overhyped, I can understand them being overly cautious but the media treats it like the world is going to end. 2 or 3 good days of rain will erase it and that will inevitably happen. There was one year perhaps back in the early 90's it got to the point where it was really a concern but it rained on and off for a week and that was the end of that.
Any part of the earth could be susceptible to drought depending on weather conditions.
And there's no shortage of water- our oceans hold 96% of all the water on earth.
The problem, only 3% is freshwater. What we need are more solar powered desalination plants!
Baton Rouge and New Orleans come to mind as places in the U.S. that are highly unlikely to ever experience drought. South Florida never experiences real drought either. There is a dry season, but the 3PM showers much of the year are boringly regular.
I can remember only a handful of summers, in NE Ohio, when grass went dormant during the hottest and driest parts of summer. I think we might have even had one or two extreme summers where some communities initiated sprinkler/garden hose restrictions.
A thread on the Kansas forum, along with the recent southwestern drought, made me think of where houses could have lush, green yards if the current drought situation persists or worsens?
Texas and the whole west coast seem vulnerable to drought, including the Plains.
Think somewhere like Michigan is fairly drought insulated?
Hilo, Hawaii. They average about ten feet of rain a year. Nobody tries to grow a lush green lawn, they usually try to slow them down and keep the lawns from growing too much. Lush green lawn mania is for folks who don't have to do yard work all year around.
Most places with a lot of humidity are fairly green. Water settles on the grass during the night when it is cool and can make its way into the soil. Of course in the Raleigh area we get 3 inches of rain per month just about all year around. In january and february the grass, depending on the species, might turn brown. It's not too bad looking outside though because there are tons of pine trees that stay green all the time.
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