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Mega-drought in USA?
Oct 22^nd, 2014 at 3:23pm

According to those who say they know, there is a 20-50% chance of a 30 year drought in the US south-west sometime this century.
The last similar drought was around 800 years ago, according to those who say they know.

California is currently about 10 years into a drought I think from memory.

The consequences for the US south-west are severe because they have large centres of population hundreds of miles from the ocean, making desalination a difficult option, and a lot of that ocean is on Mexican coastline.

This is apparently not "climate change" related but a cyclical event, although of course the climate alarmists are saying CO2 makes the odds higher.

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Redmond Neck Gold Member Online OzPolitic Posts: 20696 ACT Gender:	Re: Mega-drought in USA? Reply #1 - Oct 22^nd, 2014 at 3:29pm bogarde73 wrote on Oct 22^nd, 2014 at 3:23pm: This is apparently not "climate change" related but a cyclical event, although of course the climate alarmists are saying CO2 makes the odds higher Not CC related, how did they come to that conclusion? And the CCA's may be right who knows!
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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: Mega-drought in USA? Reply #2 - Oct 22^nd, 2014 at 4:32pm what about the earthquakes...is Frisco due for another one???? they havent been able to blame that on humans yet have they???
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Redmond Neck Gold Member Online OzPolitic Posts: 20696 ACT Gender:	Re: Mega-drought in USA? Reply #3 - Oct 22^nd, 2014 at 4:38pm cods wrote on Oct 22^nd, 2014 at 4:32pm: what about the earthquakes...is Frisco due for another one???? they havent been able to blame that on humans yet have they??? I am sure the ratbag christian lobby in the uSA will tell us its due to all those sinners/gays etc!
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21724 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Mega-drought in USA? Reply #4 - Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 1:53am They will have an earthquake within the next few years. That will cause a volcano or two to explode. That will make the "climate change" for the better. Then they will have their rainfall that they need.
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Reply #5 - Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 9:05am

UnSubRocky wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 1:53am:

They will have an earthquake within the next few years. That will cause a volcano or two to explode. That will make the "climate change" for the better. Then they will have their rainfall that they need.

Wow, sounds like a plan: have the high flying stockmarket actuarists written that in yet?

..didn't think so!

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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: Mega-drought in USA? Reply #6 - Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 9:07am cods wrote on Oct 22^nd, 2014 at 4:32pm: what about the earthquakes...is Frisco due for another one???? they havent been able to blame that on humans yet have they??? ..let's just change the subject and everyone take speed yehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Reply #7 - Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 2:51pm

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 9:05am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 1:53am:

They will have an earthquake within the next few years. That will cause a volcano or two to explode. That will make the "climate change" for the better. Then they will have their rainfall that they need.

Wow, sounds like a plan: have the high flying stockmarket actuarists written that in yet?

..didn't think so!

Have they had an earthquake and/or volcanoes erupting over the last 10 years? Because, they may be the missing factor in what drives adequate rainfall over the southwest USA.

Oh, okay. What is your scientific theory of why there is a drought in SW USA?

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Reply #8 - Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 2:55pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 2:51pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 9:05am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 1:53am:

They will have an earthquake within the next few years. That will cause a volcano or two to explode. That will make the "climate change" for the better. Then they will have their rainfall that they need.

Wow, sounds like a plan: have the high flying stockmarket actuarists written that in yet?

..didn't think so!

Have they had an earthquake and/or volcanoes erupting over the last 10 years? Because, they may be the missing factor in what drives adequate rainfall over the southwest USA.

Oh, okay. What is your scientific theory of why there is a drought in SW USA?

I'm going with not enough rain.

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Re: Mega-drought in USA?
Reply #9 - Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 9:59pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 2:51pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 9:05am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 1:53am:

They will have an earthquake within the next few years. That will cause a volcano or two to explode. That will make the "climate change" for the better. Then they will have their rainfall that they need.

Wow, sounds like a plan: have the high flying stockmarket actuarists written that in yet?

..didn't think so!

Have they had an earthquake and/or volcanoes erupting over the last 10 years? Because, they may be the missing factor in what drives adequate rainfall over the southwest USA.

Oh, okay. What is your scientific theory of why there is a drought in SW USA?

Do I need one?

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Reply #10 - Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 10:20pm

NASA Confirms A 2,500-Square-Mile Cloud Of Methane Floating Over US Southwest

A report published by the NASA researchers in the journal Geophysical Research Letters concludes that “the source is likely from established gas, coal, and coalbed methane mining and processing.” Indeed, the hot spot happens to be above New Mexico's San Juan Basin, the most productive coalbed methane basin in North America.

Methane is 20-times more potent as a greenhouse gas than CO2, and has been the focus of an increasing amount of attention, especially in regards to methane leaks from fracking for oil and natural gas. Pockets of natural gas, which is 95-98% methane, are often found along with oil and simply burned off in a very visible process called “flaring.” But scientists are starting to realize that far more methane is being released by the fracking boom than previously thought.

Earlier this year, Cornell environmental engineering professor Anthony Ingraffea released the results of a study of 41,000 oil and gas wells that were drilled in Pennsylvania between 2000 and 2012, and found newer wells using fracking and horizontal drilling methods were far more likely to be responsible for fugitive emissions of methane.

“While fracking has become a focal point in conversations about methane emissions, it certainly appears from this and other studies that in the US, fossil fuel extraction activities across the board likely emit higher than inventory estimates.”

http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/10/17/nasa-confirms-2500-square-mile-cloud-methan...
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Oh & yes, it's not raining!
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Mega-drought in USA? Reply #11 - Oct 24^th, 2014 at 1:10pm Did they have coal-mining & fracking 800 years ago? Didn't that correspond to a very warm period in medieval England, which was why Robin Hood could live comfortably in the greenwood.
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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: Mega-drought in USA? Reply #12 - Oct 24^th, 2014 at 2:13pm bogarde73 wrote on Oct 24^th, 2014 at 1:10pm: Did they have coal-mining & fracking 800 years ago? Didn't that correspond to a very warm period in medieval England, which was why Robin Hood could live comfortably in the greenwood. here we go again..
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Re: Mega-drought in USA?
Reply #13 - Oct 24^th, 2014 at 7:11pm

bogarde73 wrote on Oct 24^th, 2014 at 1:10pm:

Did they have coal-mining & fracking 800 years ago?
Didn't that correspond to a very warm period in medieval England, which was why Robin Hood could live comfortably in the greenwood.

There are & have been, over time, many factors that influence Climate, with the recent man made influences, being just one of the many!

That said, the recent (last 200 years) man made factors have come a a vital point in human history, because after 1800 is when our Global Population exploded from 1 Billion in 1800, to now be just over 7 Billion!

The fact is, our own massive Growth, has actually caused the majority of our current problems!

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Re: Mega-drought in USA?
Reply #14 - Oct 24^th, 2014 at 10:10pm

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 9:59pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 2:51pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 9:05am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 1:53am:

They will have an earthquake within the next few years. That will cause a volcano or two to explode. That will make the "climate change" for the better. Then they will have their rainfall that they need.

Wow, sounds like a plan: have the high flying stockmarket actuarists written that in yet?

..didn't think so!

Have they had an earthquake and/or volcanoes erupting over the last 10 years? Because, they may be the missing factor in what drives adequate rainfall over the southwest USA.

Oh, okay. What is your scientific theory of why there is a drought in SW USA?

Do I need one?

Were you trying to be a dumbarse?

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