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this article is basically written under the assumption that water is going to become more scarce, while they even admit that global warming would increase globa
by mjfl 4y ago
this article is basically written under the assumption that water is going to become more scarce, while they even admit that global warming would increase global precipitation making water less scarce overall. They claim that some areas will experience more extreme droughts but I'm not sure that's how that works. They talk about the need for international regulatory bodies to manage international water disputes - but what will be the teeth of such international bodies? Invasion by the US or UN? I'm deeply skeptical of people who think like this. Please stay powerless.
- CatWChainsaw 4y agoThe total amount of water on the planet stays constant because of that nifty water cycle. The amount of potable water is going to become more scarce as population increases and water transportation/sanitation infrastructure fails.
- mjfl 4y agoprecipitation naturally desalinates water, a normally very expensive process. isn't that a crucial detail? Global warming means more global freshwater.
- CatWChainsaw 4y agoStill needs treatment, unless you drink rainwater straight. And you need to collect the rain, not just let it go to runoff. Flash floods are going to damage the infrastructure to collect and purify such water as well. I don't see how that's a good thing. Global warming means sea level rise which means more people crowded into less space which means more pressure on natural ecosystems and more conflict over less resources. Plus a hotter world means we're using more of that water keeping crops hydrated.
- mjfl 4y agoHave never heard of a groundwater well? The ground collects water! It's orders of magnitude cheaper than desalination!! https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/modern-water-well-diagram-picture-id531862237 https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/modern-water-well-diagr...
- owyn 4y agoSure, until the aquifer is permanently destroyed by over-use. There was probably some sustainable rate of usage, but "as much as you can pump" seems to be the current state of affairs. https://phys.org/news/2019-03-western-droughts-permanent-loss-major.html https://phys.org/news/2019-03-western-droughts-permanent-los... https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-02-23/calls-grow-for-stronger-california-groundwater-regulation https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-02-23/calls-g...
- CatWChainsaw 4y agoAquifers are drying up across the world from overuse.
- ClumsyPilot 4y ago> They claim that some areas will experience more extreme droughts but I'm not sure that's how that works. madagascar had a droight this year, which caused crop failures and mass hunger. France had record low yields due to droughts snowpack and ice is gone, meanong water that falls does not stay untill summer. Glaciers dwarf the largest reservoirs. People like you fail to understand that for every dollar that fossil fuel companies made in profit, we will have to spend 4 dollars fixing the problems they caused.
- mjfl 4y agoI don't know why you are listing examples of droughts, unless you interpreted my statement that global increased precipitation would seem to imply less severe droughts globally, as a statement that droughts will no longer exist. This would be an example of poor reading comprehension or poor inferential logic.
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoYou failed to comprehend meaning of "snowpack and glaciers are gone" are are accusing me of poor reading comprehension? Wow, that's rich. Go read the IPCC report and educate yourself on this very basic question