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> that has always been expected to run out of water. Gonna need a citation there. You understand that it’s part of the Colorado river, which is (pre-global wa
by RC_ITR 4y ago
> that has always been expected to run out of water.
Gonna need a citation there.
You understand that it’s part of the Colorado river, which is (pre-global warming) one of the highest flow rivers in the world (it literally carved the Grand Canton).
- TechBro8615 4y agoIts not "part of the colorado river." It's an artificial lake, a reservoir, that has only existed for 87 years, when humans created the hoover dam. Its natural destiny is to evaporate, and it's always been true that it will only exist as long as we keep refilling it by means of artificial water redirection, at a faster rate than we consume water from it and it evaporates. So it makes no sense to claim it's under capacity due to climate change, when the primary factor is increased water usage. It's not some natural geographic feature that's been tapped dry by human activity. It's a puddle we made in the desert.
- RC_ITR 3y agoI’m really sorry to disagree with you so vehemently, but you are flat out wrong. The path of The Colorado pre-Hoover Dam still went through Black Canyon. Stop all human intervention, the River still goes there. Where else is the Rocky snowpack going?