return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agoHow much longer do you think society has until the collapse and what will be the reason?message-squaremessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareDigitalDruid@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-28 months agothey have pumped out so much groundwater that the earth is caving in in massive swaths. Over 169 miles of fissures mapped so far. https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-cracks-emerging-across-us-southwest-scientists-warn Much of the water in the SW is drawn from the colorado river which it turns out they were overestimating since the beginning how much water it contains, and the amount is growing smaller every year even as populations increase https://www.denverpost.com/2024/02/16/colorado-river-compact-negotiations-states-water-use-climate-change/amp/ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121523_colorado_water_pressure/water-pressure-builds-between-upper-lower-basins-over-future-distribution-colorado-river/ https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/climate-change-throwing-water-cycle-chaos-us-rcna137892 https://grist.org/housing/arizona-rio-verde-foothills-water-wildcat-subdivisions/ ‘for a while’ indeed but I suspect it’s less of a while than most folks realize
minus-squareBrkdncr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoMuch of the water in the sw is from the ground and mountains. Water from the Colorado is used because it’s easier to access. It’s going to be the fire to go and the most observable. In the desert communities , if you live near a mountain range that gets snow then you’re likely sitting on top of a lot of water.
they have pumped out so much groundwater that the earth is caving in in massive swaths. Over 169 miles of fissures mapped so far. https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-cracks-emerging-across-us-southwest-scientists-warn
Much of the water in the SW is drawn from the colorado river which it turns out they were overestimating since the beginning how much water it contains, and the amount is growing smaller every year even as populations increase https://www.denverpost.com/2024/02/16/colorado-river-compact-negotiations-states-water-use-climate-change/amp/
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121523_colorado_water_pressure/water-pressure-builds-between-upper-lower-basins-over-future-distribution-colorado-river/
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/climate-change-throwing-water-cycle-chaos-us-rcna137892
https://grist.org/housing/arizona-rio-verde-foothills-water-wildcat-subdivisions/
‘for a while’ indeed but I suspect it’s less of a while than most folks realize
Much of the water in the sw is from the ground and mountains.
Water from the Colorado is used because it’s easier to access. It’s going to be the fire to go and the most observable.
In the desert communities , if you live near a mountain range that gets snow then you’re likely sitting on top of a lot of water.