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crockett...I live in Vegas and it's a DESERT.
It's always a drought. lol
But yes, right now we are seeing the manmade Lake Mead get low. That's where our water comes from in Vegas. Again, it's MAN-MADE and has only existed since the 1930's. Without it...there would be no Las Vegas
And it gets it's water from the Colorado River.
With the growing population of California taking a big chunk of that water these days.
And before you start up about OMG it's a drought in California...yes, it is. And there have been droughts throughout history and will be many more in the future as well as many rainy seasons.
NONE of that has anything to do with "global warming" or CO2
Hell when I was a kid in the 1970's there was a hit rock song on the radio that the chorus went like this:
"They say it never rains in Southern...California. Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before."
Not sure if you know the song I'm talking about...but it's ALWAYS been that way. Not a lot of rain.
The rivers mostly depend on the snow packs during the winter. And for the last few years, there hasn't been as much winter precipitation as the previous years.
That and the exploding population with homes having grass yards and plants and trees in the middle of the desert is not a good combination.
I got rid of the grass in my big front yard and went to a desert landscape. I kept a small grass yard in the back around the pool.
But I have to water every single living plant, tree, and blade of grass on my property every day.
If I don't...it dies. Real fast.
And there are now a couple of million people living in Vegas. And yep...they are building more stuff here like crazy.
If I had my way 80% of the people living here would leave. lol
You're right about that part. It's INSANE that they just keep building and people just keep moving here. I don't see how it's going to be sustainable indefinitely.
Again...it's the DESERT.
Not meant for thousands and thousands of homes with millions and millions of plants that have to be watered every day...plus 2 million people taking showers and drinking water, etc.
But caused by "man-made" global warming? Nope.
And I think that any meteorologist worth his salt would be able to quickly explain to you the pressure systems in the atmosphere that have kept the rain clouds from moving over our area.
Trust me. The sun still evaporates water from the oceans every minute of every day and forms rain clouds.
But just like it doesn't rain in the Sahara Desert....it also doesn't rain in the Mojave desert which includes Southern California and Nevada (Vegas)
For the final time: It's a DESERT
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