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> They simply didn't understand this in 1922 The scientists (various disciplines did). They were explicitly ignored by the compact negotiators. John Fleck has
by PaulDavisThe1st 2y ago
> They simply didn't understand this in 1922
The scientists (various disciplines did). They were explicitly ignored by the compact negotiators. John Fleck has written about this quite a bit at https://www.inkstain.net/fleck/ https://www.inkstain.net/fleck/
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- maxbond 2y agoApologies, I oversimplified while trying to summarize, what I meant was that they didn't understand that it was an unusually wet period and that the Colorado was subject to megadroughts. It's my understanding that they also oversubscribed the river even given those inflated numbers, redoubling the problem. I haven't read Science be Damned, I'll add it to my TBR, but I'm guessing that's what it's about?
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoThey absolutely did understand that it had been an unusually wet period. They may not have understand the picture we now have of historical megadroughts. The scientists apparently urged the compact negotiators to not use the numbers they did, and were ignored. I haven't read any of Fleck's books, but I read his blog regularly. He's commented quite often on the way the science gets ignored in favor of political/social and sometimes business goals.
- maxbond 2y agoInteresting. Thanks for the correction and the reading material.