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> “I don’t think we will see it again when the water level comes back.” I know it is hard to admit, but this is the new normal, and it will likely get worse be
by mrpopo 4y ago
> “I don’t think we will see it again when the water level comes back.”
I know it is hard to admit, but this is the new normal, and it will likely get worse before humanity gets its shit together.
- tintedfireglass 4y agowhat are you trying to imply? climate change?
- tuatoru 4y agoIn the case of the Yangtze, things are made worse by uncontrolled extraction of groundwater and river water in the valley. Lack of government is another cause.
- tintedfireglass 4y agowhat are you trying to imply? Climate change?
- mrpopo 4y agoYes. The current drought in China is a "1-in-150 years" event that will reoccur at least once in the next decade, and I am ready to take bets on that. This was predicted 20 years ago in the IPCC reports from back then, demonstrated in the more recent reports, and people are still freaking out and acting surprised.