Water shortages in U.S. West likelier than previously thought

Some of urban and agricultural water users have been forced to conserve water to secure the river long term, but it remains overtapped. And as cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas keep growing, the region is only getting thirstier.

Scientists use what’s called the Colorado River Simulation System to project future levels of the two reservoirs. They employed “stress testing” techniques based on river flows since 1988 to determine potential shortages if drought conditions persist. Stress test models suggest a 32 percent chance that Lake Mead will fall below 1,075 feet by 2022 and a 77 percent chance by 2025. The model’s median estimates indicate Lake Mead will drop by 35 feet by 2026.

Maybe they could import some from China.

Hmmm... So, that whole “worldwide water levels rising from climate change” thingy needs to be rethought a bit? Almost as if the earth’s poles are shifting and there’s a climate realignment going on.

We better get President Omar in there soon.

. Biden & Harris is a death trap for America .... .

NBC selling panic porn to the inexplicably anxious. So even IF this a thing comes to pass you realize desalination plants are a thing right? Like all over the middle east they bulid these big plants that make sea water into clean drinking water.

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Desalination along the entire west coast solves the problem and leaves more water for nature.

I predict that liberal tears will fill those reservoirs back to normal in November after the re-relection of Trump. Trump will save you yet!!! Trump2020

Pfff science...

In short the answer is Desalination plant if we start now it will be up and running way before that time and don't say they don't work other Countries are an have been using them for years.

And this surprises some people! Why?

2020NYGIANTS We are beginning to reap what we have sown.

Thanks Trump, thanks GOP. We'll add this to your other accomplishments: a raging pandemic with 200,000 dead and the Second Great Depression....

WHAT IS TRUMP DOING ABOUT THIS?

The two coins of the realm coming hard and fast -data and water.

KenDilanianNBC Did you not see Chinatown?

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You lost me at “experts” ... 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

We were warned decades ago to preserve western US waterways, prepare for droughts, to minimize urban abuses of natural western US resources. The Colorado River once nourished numerous family farms along its route to northern Mexico. Will we ever recover from this devastation?

If you cared... why aren't you backing more water retention programs? Reservoirs? Lakes? Etc.? Answer: Liberals won't allow it. So blame them when you get thirsty.

And what are we doing to fix the problem of too many humans alive to sustain with food & water? We keep striving to become more & more advanced so we live longer! We're going to kill everyone so we can individually live longer! It's our own downfall, Greed & fear of death!

Biden shouldnt show to listen to his lies. BidenWinsDebate sitting on his couch.

We should build some additional reservoirs! Solved! NBCPolitics CBSNews ABC

I hope somebody is going to listen to the scientists, please ?

So why havent we learned from history? The romans built canals and channels and bridges with stone, in order to transfer water from place with an over abundance to those where there is very little.

They always knew there was not enough water in the South West. We have a Media owned Government that has fucked humanity.

Or!' Maybe not.

SCIENCE DOESN’T KNOW! TRUST IN TRUMP AND THE RAINS WILL COME POURING DOWN! MAGAAAAAAAA!!!

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