Lake Mead's low water level prompts feds to consider declaration of Colorado River water shortage

The nation's largest reservoir is at only 37% of its capacity. That water flows downstream to customers in Nevada, Arizona and California, all of which face potential delivery cutbacks. Ben Tracy reports.
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[@OUTDOORS55]

Not to sound insensitive, but they built cities and farms in the desert...

[@robibautista3806]

Be careful saying that LOL. California (IK this story isn't about California, but they have a drought there too and we have desert agriculture) finds anything insensitive SMH.

[@kewlztertc5386]

1/3 (30%)of America's vegetables, and 2/3 (60%) of America's fruit, comes from California. The sunshine in the desert is what feeds us.

[@robleonard6424]

I agree... No water for civilians 😢 But Las Vegas and Bellagio Fountains have enough water to shoot it into the air‼️🌞 That's funny 😅

[@WildsDreams45]

Don't forget about the golf courses... It would be an absolute terrible waste of water to not have a huge lush green Gulf course in the dessert!

[@JohnEboyee]

Humans have been sowing seed in the southwest for years because of sunlight and stable temperatures. Yuma, AZ is the ideal climate for lettuce. California is ideal for almost everything. Forgot what the question was

[@unitoolzee]

Farmers growing food in the desert, and now that their surface water is fading away, they’re also going to drain the aquifers instead of just admitting that growing food in the desert is a huge waste of water.

[@heseesall25]

Exactly!

[@GT-mn3bx]

Buying what they grow is a waste of money anyway.

[@ernesthofmeister3054]

Or that everyone living in the desert is a good idea

[@djenebasidibe468]

Plus when you drain the aquifer to a large extend the ground might just start to sink creating holes in the ground everywhere. They got that problem over in CA. Destroying the soil longterm for a short-term solution.

[@BrandonBeans]

@@ernesthofmeister3054 that's cool, we'll pack up and move 🙄... Where's your home state?

[@cameronbutterworth9511]

Maybe The California Government should stop selling over a 100 million of gallons of water to companies like Nestlé and Dasani.

[@-cheshire-cat]

Nestlé is paying Michigan $200 per year to pump 396 million gallons of water. No, I'm not missing any zeros in that statement. Then they export the water overseas.

[@vocam12]

How do you want Pelosi to afford her ice cream without that kick back money

[@lancer525]

@@vocam12 Pelosi doesn't get kickback money. She's nowhere near as corrupt as Agolf Twitler was, and that's not in dispute. You can't back up your lies with facts, because the truth is something you are completely and totally unfamiliar with. Idiot conservitards...

[@vocam12]

@@lancer525 If this is what you believe, then you need to do something about that 99% of your non functioning brain.

[@alexrogers777]

@@vocam12 Did you notice how instead of replying with facts to prove your claim you just throw insults, like you can't prove what you even said.

[@alexrogers777]

"We don't change unless we absolutely have to." Yeah that's part of the problem. This is something that could have been addressed gradually 20 years ago when there was time.

[@derrillyager7946]

Agreed, there is not enough forward-thinking by wise people in our government, we could have gradually solve this problem without great expense over time but no one looked this far forward. Even though water shortage has been a major problem with Southern California for a hundred years. Those who are in the know saw this coming a long time ago. But there has been no political will to solve problems. Politics has been mainly about getting power and keeping power not really doing any work involved with solving problems. This is an interstate issue that federal government needs to get involved. Perhaps by redirecting large tax breaks to the rich, instead of going into space maybe we need to look to our basic needs of the near and far reaching future . Where is the government we need to help us with solving these interstate problems?

[@Zones33]

It’s the American way

[@wet_back]

Problem is the wealthy are fine, they had no interest in fixing this. Their agenda was to eventually start trading water on the stock market which they are now doing and will make a killing due to the shortages.

[@captaincoffeecake3595]

@@theodenednew8874 do you have any idea how much of the nations fruit and food is produced in California ? Curb your stupidly for a moment and perhaps spend 5 mins and do some research in to the catastrophic effect it would have if California wasn’t able to produce for the rest of the nation. It’s morons like you that are the EXACT reason we have problems like this .

[@rogerwilco2]

The US has a huge problem managing its long term problems, infrastructure, climate, water, health. It needs some real change to get its politics better aligned. There is too much money in US politics, and political terms are too short. Longer minimum terms, maximum terms, and most importantly, get rid of first-past-the-post election systems, they cause most of the problems.

[@indowntime1966]

STOP WATERING ALL THE GOLF COURSES, THAT SHOULD DO IT. THERE IS OVER 300 COURSES IN AZ ALONE...

[@questor023]

And lawns

[@raywalker8556]

So true. There are 4 golf courses within 5 miles of Lake mead. 2 at lake las vegas (might actually be 1 giant course, not sure) and 2 in boulder city, nv. Not to mention the other dozen throughout las vegas and the surrounding area within 20 miles.

[@raywalker8556]

and lawns for sure. I removed all the plants from my yard the day I moved in, an haven't watered anything on my property for 6 years.

[@questor023]

We’re in northern AZ and in the process of doing the same thing

[@chicago_rocker23]

Only an idiot plants waters and mows grass in a desert area.

[@jonathanruiz7819]

So you're telling me that they interviewed this lady in 2014 and she advised them about the problem that's going on. And nothing happened to make a change and now the problem got worse. Must suck

[@trulysurprised-bk7cy]

Do you realize how much is lost in evaporation alone, ? Nevermind consumption.

[@alexjv1370]

@@trulysurprised-bk7cy that’s why climate change is an issue. More of the Earth is going to become uninhabitable.

[@trulysurprised-bk7cy]

@@alexjv1370 the earth has done this long before humans and long after we are gone.

[@SolidSnake.1]

Why do you guys think there trying to get to Mars so bad, only the selected will go and the rest of us will be left behind with much of earth’s problem’s.

[@alldayallnitelv]

What can they do it doest rain over here im from vegas itll rain for like 5 min max once or twice a year lol

[@anonemus2971]

When you put a farm in a DESERT, and rely on an artificially made water source failure is almost assured. Just because you CAN do something , doesn't mean you SHOULD do it.

[@rsebok9021]

@@onehotseat yes let us make plans that require no change...solid

[@michaelrunnels7660]

@@onehotseat "Things ran smoothly for 80 years this way." Yup. Since 80 years ago the population that need water from the lake has increased by tens of millions of people. The population keeps increasing with no increase in the supply of water. It may take you a few weeks to figure out why we have a problem, but please try. Or you can do what you've been doing, that is, stop thinking and memorize this sentence: "It's all brought on by human induced climate change." Repeat forever while holding your fingers in your ears.

[@zakpearce7826]

@@michaelrunnels7660 I'm gonna listen to the experts who predicted this 30 years ago over a random guy on KZbin, thanks.

[@michaelrunnels7660]

@@zakpearce7826 The "Experts" predicted that , because of global warming, New York City would be under water by 2015. Please watch "An Inconvenient Truth" for the details of what people have been predicting. Those who adhere to the global warning religion use to say there would be too much water and much of the U.S. would be under water. That's still being predicted today. The breakaway sect of that religion sees that there isn't enough water, as is shown in this video. This sect doesn't see the facts contradicting the predictions as anything to be concerned about. They just repeat again and again ""It's all brought on by human induced climate change." and think that makes them wise and enlightened.

[@zakpearce7826]

@@michaelrunnels7660 New York is suffering increasingly regular floods and they had to build a giant flood wall around Manhattan Island to prevent rising sea levels from flooding the town. I hate to break it to you, but they were right about that too. www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2021/04/16/610174.htm statesatrisk.org/new-york/coastal-flooding www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/nyregion/sea-wall-nyc.html

[@PlayhouseRage]

2014: "How critical a point are we at?" "It's at a pretty critical point" 2021: "What point are we at?" "We're at a tipping point!"

[@andrewray6262]

lol i laughed at that too. like ok that was a neat exchange

[@PlayhouseRage]

@@andrewray6262 reporter was like... this is why I get payed the big bucks...I ask all the right questions and get all the quintessential answers

[@poyothecat734]

LMAO!! Basically the same question asked and answered without the dramatic zoom in

[@roger3958]

But 5 years ago, El Nino rains bailed them out and they were good for a while. Now the same problem is back....with no el nino on the radar. ;)

[@lrodriguez6691]

Tipping point sounds a lot better than critical point to me....Is like hoping it will turn out good

[@jerryjulius5784]

The desert wasn't meant to grow crops. That's why he's only a 2nd gen farmer.

[@googlegilbertlevinmars322]

Ask China that again lmao

[@Menuki]

It’s not the local farms or casinos draining the lake. Most of the water is being pumped to California to grow almonds, wine grapes, and avocados.

[@commanderbell1965]

@@Menuki Population Boom are the factor

[@EverydayLayman]

The Hopi Tribe has been growing crops there for thousands of years.

[@zacha7403]

The farmers where doing just fine before they made vegas

[@mech-E]

Historically in the US, we are wasteful with our abundance and resources, and that includes water.

[@heseesall25]

100% True!!

[@deplorablelibertarian]

You go ask commiefornia where it gets all its water for their avocado and almond groves….they are stealing a bunch of water from meade. It’s weird how nevada would suffer from water allotment cuts, but NOT commiefornia? I’m sure it’s got NOTHING to do with politics, right?

[@stevepasquarella823]

Yeah, this is an artificial lake. Was never meant to exist in the 1st place.

[@tombondcrispy6585]

Bigly

[@lettheworldburn2998]

Yeah. But who really cares.

[@hardheadjarhead]

The farmer said the future is “pretty cloudy”? I’d say that ain’t the issue.

[@TheGarciaKidd]

💀💀💀

[@Colorado8300]

Yes, it’s dripping with irony.

[@danm7671]

And AZ is building record homes and everyone is moving there.

[@TheThomas010519]

people are stupid :(

[@mansanayanaranjado]

That is stupid.

[@MemoirsofaBasketcase]

It’ll be fun to watch the American refugee crisis.

[@markfukkerberg1372]

Instead of moving to more hospitable areas to live, people are moving into the desert in record numbers. It’s actually crazy when you think of it.

[@MemoirsofaBasketcase]

@@markfukkerberg1372 It’s unregulated developers selling stupid people their “dream” homes, then running away with the profit while letting taxpayers pay the bills when disaster strikes.

[@oculusnomadslosttribe5672]

That lady nailed it…”We don’t change unless we absolutely have to”…Savage truth about human nature 🤨💯

[@msgreen512]

......and even when humans have to change we resist.

[@makaylawaters2568]

People still don’t change even when they need to. We all know how bad global warming will be in the next couple of decades and still people claim it is not real. We all seen the effects racism can have and the extremes that racist people will go to and we have not stopped them e.g. the holocaust, American slavery, trail of tears, Tulsa massacre, 9/11, the Boston bormbings etc. we all know there are little girls and boys stuck in human trafficking and we still do nothing. We care for no one else but ourselves.

[@stevenm732]

And even then it barely happens

[@oculusnomadslosttribe5672]

@@stevenm732…Man…True that🤨🧐

[@jameskoziol2643]

I can stop driving my car, taking showers, heating and cooling my home. But wait, the lake is still going to drop. I can't control the rain, Biden as smart as he thinks he is, can't control the rain either.

[@1965JB]

“Let’s build giant cities in the desert; what could possibly go wrong!?”

[@ashleywhispers4331]

Lets ignore climate change regardless of its beginnings caused by pollution and humans! And make it a political issue so major corporations could keep destroying and polluting! What could possibly go wrong?

[@paulsawczyc5019]

@@ashleywhispers4331 Let's just keep on making more and more babies - what could possibly go wrong?

[@j8thgen479]

@@paulsawczyc5019 babies have nothing to do with a drought idiot

[@blakerth1479]

@@j8thgen479 more humans = more resources used. It’s a pretty simple equation

[@SoCalStyles]

@@blakerth1479 But the birthrate in the US is at the lowest it has ever been at 1.87 which means for every 2 parents they are only having 1.87 kids on average meaning we don't even make enough babies to replace the parents. But I need to point out that we have been making up the difference with immigration but due to a orange clown we may not even be able to fill that gap any more.

[@kona6451]

I remember flying into Phoenix and noticed how many homes all had pools in the back yard.

[@alisonlee3314]

Yes. Pools, lawns, golf courses. Priorities need to change.

[@jeffheyer7783]

While they use water. It is 80% used by corporations/farmers.

[@vavin6927]

@@jeffheyer7783 Your point still stands but the percentages change depending on whether its a wet or dry year. During wet years the percentage of agricultural water can be 29% and 63% during a dry year. This shows the demand is inelastic to the amount of water. A water usage tax of this limited resource would be needed to move the burden off of people and force more efficient water practices(in the agriculture sector). A focus should also be put on the almond and meat industry for their outsized effect on this shortage.(sorry for ranting) The source for the percentages is “Water Use in California” by the PPIC

[@Zones33]

American suburban sprawl

[@Plasmify]

Flew in same time as you. 112 degrees and they use their water on useless stuff.

[@wittwittwer1043]

My Pappy & I were both born in St George, UT. Shortage of water out west has always been a problem. Water usage in St George was always regulated. I was with him in 1972 when we went out to Nevada to bury his father. We stopped by a gully with a trickle of water running along the bottom. Pappy explained that that was the Virgin River! And even back then he was worried that St George was gaining a large influx of retirees from other states. He wondered where the water was going to come from to sustain them. While we were in St George, we stayed with some of his friends, who had a house right on the edge of town. Their yard had a lawn, which had to be watered daily. Where the lawn stopped, the desert began. Literally. The world needs for some brilliant leaders, engineers, and environmental scientists who can not only develop workable solutions to save it, but a population who will COOPERATE instead of oppose them. Too many people don't believe there is a major problem until they are DIRECTLY affected by it; then they wonder why someone didn't WARN them.

[@ShutDFckOff]

Can i say Capitalist America, an economic system in which private individuals or businesses, rather than the government, own and control the factors of production: entrepreneurship, capital goods, natural resources, and labor. The government benefits from it, so why would they stop it, good luck on all of us on that one!

[@TikiHi77]

I live in Northern Nevada, still a drought area. We need to stop excessive watering, landscape watering. Also, growing water intensive crops in the dessert is never a good idea. It's a mess.

[@Napsteraspx]

Too many golf courses for all the Karen's and Bobs.

[@andreinastase1604]

You have no idea what you are talking about. Why did you choose to be a nameless coward pretend human?

[@andreinastase1604]

@@theodenednew8874 Both will lose a war with California.

[@lowelllarsen5947]

Just keep building houses even though we’re running out of water

[@Phil-ui4tm]

Farming in the desert is what causes most water shortages.

[@davej652]

There's actually morons building golf courses in these areas knowing water is in short supply. They are just reading what they've sown. Complete disregard for any sustainability.

[@jonc7371]

Phil building hundreds of subdivisions isn’t helping

[@Phil-ui4tm]

@@jonc7371, 70% of the water is being used for irrigation. If the cities stop growing, then economic growth dies.

[@Mr._E_5042]

Houses? Yes that's the problem!

[@andyazfishing7179]

It takes so much longer to refill ground water than reservoirs. Thats worse.

[@andyazfishing7179]

@@theodenednew8874 AZ too, most of that water goes to farms

[@sswwooppee]

@@theodenednew8874 it’s hardly just Southern CA. It’s every desert state in the Colorado river watershed.

[@jimScienceNerd]

Two stupid things about this: First, if the priority is to give water to homeowners, will they spend it watering lawns in the desert? Second, why are farmers growing alfalfa in the desert? Isn't that the most water hungry crop there is? Lawns and alfalfa in the desert are both just crazy. :-(

[@mustangracer5124]

If YOU.. werent crazy.. youd see that US in the desert dont have lawns.. commyfornia is taking ALL the water.. and routing it out to the ocean.

[@terriemartinez9989]

Probably Government Contract.

[@terriemartinez9989]

@@mustangracer5124 commyfornia..🤣🤣🤣.. Love it...🤣🤣🤣 😎 .✌💖🤘

[@MrNagant007]

Corn is water intense as well. I wonder how much corn from that region ends up on our gas tanks. :P

[@cate1657]

The alfalfa is for the cows so we can have red meat; lawns for the neighbors' admiration. Both need to stop happening soon.

[@danjenkins8981]

Imagine that. We built big cities in a desert and we’re running out of water. Who could’ve guessed. It’s like building cities below sea level in the gulf and being shocked when hurricanes bury them. Humans always make great decisions.

[@reachingbeyondskies6908]

Or building towns around the base of a volcano

[@JohnEboyee]

Bro, all deserts aren't the Sahara In Africa.

[@maroownr861]

@@JohnEboyee not really the point if people didn’t inhabit the land(cities) and use the water there would be plenty of water for farming. Bro

[@JR-playlists]

Glad all you repugniCONS moved to Arizona, the traffic is getting better without you.

[@nicolea8205]

@@JR-playlists I’m moving out of Arizona and am excited to be moving somewhere without Death Valley temps and a ton more water

[@eponack]

Meanwhile; Nestle is still bottling stolen water with complete immunity.

[@Liberalcali]

Yup

[@KoltFin]

Have to make all these idiots get mad at farmers while the corporations make bank

[@dj_meta]

Corporate socialism supported by politicians that tout capitalism.

[@j8thgen479]

@@dj_meta 💯

[@johnjanuary9949]

@@rs232killer I think they sold it to China.

[@jeffheyer7783]

They have literally been predicting this for well over a decade and everyone acts so surprised.

[@chadmunsey3864]

I recall this being talked about 30 years ago.

[@skaetur1]

Show me one person acting surprised. No one is surprised, stfu.

[@mikelitoris8809]

When LA county ALONE has a population larger than 40 states, and you're pumping water to them from a state away, of course you're going to have lower levels.

[@north-shoregcs3894]

The majority of LAs water comes from the LA Aqueduct which originates at the Owens River. Not the Colorado. Lake Mead provides water for Lad Vegas.

[@ganginfr4923]

you know LA county didn't just populate last year right?

[@jrmed7983]

@@north-shoregcs3894 the city of LA gets water from the northern ca Aqueduct

[@jrmed7983]

@@north-shoregcs3894 LA has no water

[@north-shoregcs3894]

@@jrmed7983 weird I bet if you turn on the shower in LA water comes out

[@SamA-eg2of]

“this desert has existed for hundreds of thousands of years as a desert” “let’s build giant cities here and also try to farm food” what could go wrong

[@michaelmckinley3494]

Your statement is valid but the reality is population growth causes problems on any environment. We’ve got to learn how to be more efficient with water use to see if that helps retain water surpluses in the long term.

[@steven.h0629]

@@michaelmckinley3494 It's frustrating driving through affluent cities and corporate complexes in Southern California, and I imagine that's true for other affluent cities in the affected zones, ..their glowing in greenery and washing their concrete like *they* own all the water.

[@hikl223]

@@michaelmckinley3494 it’s easier to just depopulate the planet... just like Bill Gates has been doing🤷‍♂️

[@haroldhenderson2824]

Ask the "ancient ones" who lived there centuries before the Navajo. Wait, you CAN'T. They left when the rains stopped coming. A thousand years ago! It is called "drought cycles" for a reason.

[@MarcStollmeyer]

This isn’t a built cities in the desert issue, this is a direct cause of sustained abnormally low rainfall. Aka a drought. If we had normal rainfall lake mead would be full.

[@BRM202]

"Large amounts of the southwest are dry" Yeah no kiddin. It's a desert.

[@mbradley274]

Exactly what I was thinking. The solution is right in front of them - stop farming deserts. It's a lot like building cities below sea level.

[@coloradobro1037]

Well good thing I live in Colorado where ain't gonna affect my crops feel bad for the az Nevada ppl that gonna be affected

[@thesilentone4024]

What will happen if it drops 30 more feet. Well bud if it drops 22 more feet say by by to power. Deadpool line is 900 feet were 172 feet from not being able to pump water. Oh ya below 1,000 feet no water can pass through the dam

[@tvviewer4500]

@@thesilentone4024 That's why they have bypasses

[@thesilentone4024]

@@tvviewer4500 um the bypass is closed off right before the water gets there so unless they blow it up its not going anywhere

[@zakksrage]

I probably wouldn’t be farming in Arizona. Unless I’m farming cactus.

[@nana-vt1lm]

Of all things corn? Really corn in Arizona…..sorry bud time to change the crop or downsize to farm just what he and his family needs to eat sell it off. I’m in east coast and see how much water it takes to grow corn here and we ain’t even in a drought yet!

[@jacoblaughbon3323]

The time has come. People need to start going to where the water is, not require the water to be brought to them.

[@bakerieYT]

Cactus Cactus

[@donsvideos1985]

@@nana-vt1lm they grow corn for the government kickbacks because of ethanol. One of the biggest ponzi schemes in a long time! If we can make gas from corn we can dam sure desalinate seawater for drinking cheaper.... I guess when they can charge 5 bucks a gallon for water you will see this happen.

[@sqike001ton]

Yea including people growing grass lawns and don't get me started with golf courses

[@flipnotrab]

It’s dry in the desert regions? Shocking!

[@tcm2kd5000]

CA, AZ was warned many years ago about the need to cut back their water use.

[@bishbosh7728]

Yup I remember seeing a story about this 20 years ago back then it was do you believe that it takes over 500 gallons of water to grow one pound of almonds. Then they panned out over hundreds of acres of almonds lol

[@momentary_]

Most people there would rather leave than cut back their water usage.

[@user-hv8vu8dg9x]

And the government “might” enact rules that would go in effect in 2023??? Too little too late ya’ll!!!

[@yankcaptain3942]

@J. P No, Colorado provides water to Arizona, southern Nevada and southern California. The problem is lack of rain

[@yankcaptain3942]

And it's not the state of Colorado. It's the Colorado river

[@TheHumanoidable]

Visited Arizona and everyone’s out there watering their green lawns- maybe stop lol

[@niospartan]

In nevada a lot of people switched to desert landscaping. Rocks can look good and dont need water. Guess they dont bother as much in arizona.

[@briandalrymple9986]

Pour a concrete lawn and paint it green. End of watering issue..

[@ammodude12]

I live in Tucson and there is no plush green lawns. Everyone has rock landscaping with desert plants. What part of AZ did you visit?

[@philanderson1200]

I live in Prescott az. Anybody that doesn’t want a desert (rock) landscaped yard goes with artificial turf. Even with water grass doesn’t do well. Now you go down to Scottsdale, Phoenix area and you’ll see a lot more lawns

[@scottyee707]

Same thing is San Diego, they were even watering the side of the freeway to keep it green, yet in Nor cal where LA gets a bunch of its water from we have nothing like that.. desert landscaping in the sierras now but the actual desert that is LA needs to be green... wtf

[@bobbobbington3615]

Almost like building tons of large cities in a DESERT was a bad idea.

[@cayea4076]

When I was a kid, Boulder Beach was a sandy beach and the water was just a few feet from the beach. Now the water level is almost a mile out from where it used to be. It was a shock to see.

[@GardcoreLegend]

Going to be a lot of Ghost towns and cities in these states when the water runs out.

[@Slackful]

Dryout New Vegas

[@willardrobinson6234]

Why are the ocean waters not suffering from the drought?

[@Leo-zk9rd]

@@willardrobinson6234 ?????????

[@mcgriddletime915]

@@willardrobinson6234 how high are you rn? 😂

[@willardrobinson6234]

@@mcgriddletime915 I was actually serious. Why does the sun only dry out rivers and lakes but does nothing to these big oceans all over the world?

[@user-sv9je7bz4j]

Hmm... maybe having lawns in the desert isn't such a great idea. Even GTAV radio called that one right 8 years ago.

[@rebeccaoprea9917]

It’s not the lawns , it’s the ever growing population in a desert . It’s also no rain .

[@coloradobro1037]

I'ma be fine on water

[@ducky5170]

Has your tiny brain ever thought of how desert came to be??? Or how we can reclaim desert lands and bring back more rainfall through grasses, trees, plants???? Keep that 7-11 job homie🤣🤣

[@insectbite1714]

@@ducky5170 yeah but in the west people's lawns are made up of grass that grows avicadis that waste water. You didn't understand a thing here

[@j8thgen479]

@Pike Lane what ?

[@lisarosario429]

There's a drought yet they're allowing people to water lawns here in Nevada 6days a week.

[@FluffballKitties]

My neighbors run their sprinklers when it's still really hot out.

[@juanitarojas2185]

😡

[@shalice8455]

LA needs to get its water supply from a desalination plant on the ocean. Problem solved.

[@rudyruelas9779]

You could do that for all the residential areas in the 3 states supplied by the river and it wouldn't be a dent in fixing the problem because agricultural use is just that much higher.

[@troyarrington5492]

Too expensive. Too complicated. Cities in neveda and New Mexico shouldn’t exist

[@zaurakdigis]

Better resource management is needed. California needs to conserve more.

[@davidhernandez7696]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@aliasrose]

They neglected to address whether the problem is caused by a lack of rainfall, increased consumption, or both. That's important info for the story, don't you think?

[@kevinmccarthy155]

Thank you, so I'm not the only one thinking this was a pathetic excuse for a news story. Big story there, they just missed it.

[@phillipsusi1791]

They did say there is lack of rainfall. I'm sure consumption has also increased over the years.

[@kevinmccarthy155]

@@phillipsusi1791 yeah, but they failed to actually address the cause other than it being climate change. It's like taking the easy way out because you're too lazy to investigate.

[@JohnEboyee]

This is an overview of the issue. The media isn't here to give detailed, unbiased specifics on every subject they post on youtube. God forbid our youth steps off the internet to learn something on their own by physically connecting with something.

[@2009davm]

The news doesn't like to include important information they want you to watch but not learn anything. I'm still wondering how illegal immigrants can pay $8000 to get smuggled into the country when they're supposedly fleeing a poor country. Most people in this country couldn't save up $8000 for anything.

[@teksight9714]

"History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man."

[@Jackalski57]

Go go Godzilla!

[@fentonmiller8626]

Nature adapts man does not

[@thebilldozer7970]

You win Best comment. Got to see them play Godzilla in KC a couple years ago.

[@thebilldozer7970]

You win Best comment. Got to see them play Godzilla in KC a couple years ago.

[@andrewfield5656]

Ah, the sound of old T-Rex. You bet.

[@jamessteele7102]

Why is there a drought? How long has the drought been going on? What is the historical drought data for this region? Home builders in AZ must prove a 100-year water supply to get a building permit; how are they able to get permits? I didn’t hear those kinds of questions come up in this video.

[@GuruMeditationError]

You're watching the wrong channel if you want actual information. Mainstream news media will give you 4 minutes of "gee, the lake is low" because they think everyone is too dumb to pay attention to anything else.

[@TheEvilistic]

CBS is not a source for real journalism

[@paulhare662]

10% for the big guy.

[@handlaidtracksand3dprinted922]

​@@GuruMeditationError I saw it covered at 1:30 it is in this news report, but maybe you are right, it seems everyone is too dumb to pay attention... Was last full in 2000 and we are now in the second decade of drought... They even go back to an earlier report from 2014 and show the trending path 1:50

[@finneylane4235]

They need a strong politician who can mandate NO SWIMMING POOLS, NO GOLF COURSE WATERING, NO MONOCULTURE LAWNS. Objections can cry me a river.

[@jf8468]

Crying a river to end the drought.

[@D0praise]

“Time is upon us to pray for rain.” How about time to get serious about conservation and change our behavior.

[@Vlfkfnejisjejrjtjrie]

Like reporting millions of illegal immigrants and minimizing the influx of visa candidates into the country in order to level out supply and demand for water?

[@laneythelame]

They can start by not building farms in deserts

[@shaddythewiz3836]

@@Vlfkfnejisjejrjtjrie most if the water is being used for agriculture not people. if u did that little to no change would happen. what we need to do is cut down on agriculture in south west region and build homes that don't use a lot of water( not having big lawns and pools)

[@kansasthunderman1]

@@shaddythewiz3836 Agriculture is for people otherwise they would not have anything to eat..

[@kansasthunderman1]

@@Vlfkfnejisjejrjtjrie You got that right. You wanna know what lavish benefits these undocumented migrants get from the U.S. government? Here they are: www.businessinsider.com/biden-to-spend-86-million-hotel-rooms-migrants-near-border-2021-3 www.google.com/search?q=oakland+resilient+families+program&oq=Oakland+resil&aqs=heirloom-srp.1.0l5

[@matthewmaggio3484]

I was in Vegas about a month ago. They just keep building more and more tract homes on the outskirts. Local governments treat them as tax farms for the property tax revenue. There's no incentive on the part of developers or local governments to dial back, just cram as many homes in as possible like an overstuffed chicken coop. One day it will end.

[@monsoonmast]

aka the "Growth Ponzi Scheme"

[@amosjr4]

Agreed...Another corrupt Democrat State

[@assortedmountainlife]

Have you seen the Tuscan Highlands along I-15? most disgusting sea of rooftops with a nice interstate view.

[@matthewmaggio3484]

@@assortedmountainlife yes, that's exactly where I was. It's obscene. The homes are ugly on top of everything else.

[@melissajohnson2935]

Nevada and Arizona would be just fine if they cut off California from their water supply.

[@williamkreth]

Imagine how much water would be saved simply by giving up big lawns

[@WallyHojo]

Stop taking showers then too.

[@wet_back]

They can simply make it law that you can only build 1 bathroom per home in Arizona or Nevada. And no private pools either since people can use community pools.

[@zaurakdigis]

Or if they stopped growing almonds

[@breakingbadabq]

@@zaurakdigis Did you also see about almonds and how much water they use on John Oliver's show recently?

[@breakingbadabq]

@@WallyHojo Showers are essential. Lawns are not. Of course, you already knew that, but I wanted to state the obvious.

[@quitsevensix]

Here in Africa we have seen this aswell, prepare to forget gardens and rinsing the toilet 🤯

[@edoardodellepiane6003]

American toilets are a huge waste of water, they have 3 times the water as European toilets and the serve the same exact purpose

[@quitsevensix]

@@edoardodellepiane6003 Here we just have heaps of air fresheners and the rule if it's yellow let it mellow if it's brown flush it down 🤣

[@GT-mn3bx]

All those green lawns and golf courses need lots of daily water. The amount of water running into storm drains daily is tons also.

[@ericday3538]

Even the golf courses are just a small fraction of the water used. It's the farms in the San Joaquin Valley of CA that use 90% of the water.

[@insectbite1714]

@Phuq Ewe liar, desert cities turn water into a liquid that never evaporates. They use toxic chemicals that contaminate water

[@insectbite1714]

@Phuq Ewe qhat? Joe nebrjroeoeneneoziudbejene dbsisowknwjsissos THEY ARE GOOD FOR YOU LIL U30E

[@seanthe100]

Most of the water goes to farms 80% of it does.

[@GT-mn3bx]

@@seanthe100 Yes. But the size of these golf courses, and the water needed to keep it green is basically the same as a farm. I work for the local water authority. It is a lot of water.

[@tinoyb9294]

"Wow, that is an alarming outlook". "Now, watch this drive!"

[@theodavis9778]

@Kevin Hall: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha …..

[@fostercathead]

Chickens can't live without water ...

[@truthlight2816]

George h,w .

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

It's almost like the dust bowl all over again and just in time for the 100 year anniversary...

[@jeronimomod156]

🤔 should have put more money into desalination plants instead of windmills

[@ILikeFreedomYo]

Exactly. California wastes all its resources on a never ending bullet train project when they could be investing in unlimited water.

[@donsvideos1985]

@Jim Marbaz it can be done with solar power. BTW US Navy ships have done it without nuclear power for decades. Only recently have they used nuclear power to desalinate sea water and that is only because of the shift to nuclear propulsion on the carriers and submarines.

[@bfranco1519]

Seriously, maybe also stop letting people ( I mean future Democrat voters ) in the country exhausting resources!!

[@Fossil_]

Imagine living in the desert and being shocked there is very little water.

[@WallyTony]

Vegas doesn't care. Gotta have those fancy water features for Chinese tourists.

[@hellskitchenkritterandfrie3372]

@@WallyTony it’s sad

[@Morningv0dka]

Imagine destroying the planet for generations then being shocked that your civilization is ending

[@getchasome6230]

Lol. The midwest isnt in a desert and complaining about a lack of water. What a toolbag

[@Fossil_]

@@Morningv0dka Imagine thinking we're destroying the planet while China builds a new coal-burning power plant every month.

[@davidkelly9837]

When Lake Mead hits bottom.. So will housing prices in Las Vegas..

[@sjplaysall1020]

Perks

[@usaisnojoke]

Hopefully Phoenix included. All these CA idiots that are fleeing CA instead of staying and fixing their problems deserve to get the water shut off. Phoenix, Las Vegas and the entire southwest need a good "reset".

[@mugumyapaultheafricannomad9488]

Las Vegas a city of excess built on excess to live excessively on everything including water it dies not have. Maybe they can import the water from Canada flying it into Vegas by air 😂😂😂😂

[@shaniceturner7640]

Right

[@joeldrewwaldengrounds6931]

Have L.A. flush their toilets with ocean water.

[@kcmac9236]

Have L.A. figure out how to survive without stealing water from other states and N. CA.

[@joeldrewwaldengrounds6931]

@@kcmac9236 just a small note .. All the golf courses, parks and es play grounds are being watered on a regular basis.

[@bfranco1519]

They just poop on the street now, no water needed!

[@joeldrewwaldengrounds6931]

@@bfranco1519 it is going on in LA right now .. Do you want me to send you the linq?

[@DonaldGregg-xu1bp]

3:23 “Rushing to drill wells so that they can continue to farm”. They don’t have the ground water either! The aquifers are also on the verge of collapse. It doesn’t take a genius to know that one shouldn’t farm in a desert.

[@oculusnomadslosttribe5672]

Water is just the beginning of the food impact…it’s gonna get really interesting 🤔

[@Phil-ui4tm]

There’s plenty of open farm land in non-arid climates.

[@JJB_320]

Marc Reisner saw this coming in his 1986 book “Cadillac Desert.”

[@darkbirdgraal2517]

What does he say in the book???

[@brookekathryn1980]

@Regulatory Affairs yeah, sure... Cause this wasn't an issue for the last 4 years... 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@thatdude3977]

@Regulatory Affairs lmfao? What? If anything it falls on the shoulders of all Americans. You can’t just pass the blame every time. No matter who the president is, your beliefs and political party we are still one nation. It’s important you remember that. Also why aren’t you honest with yourself at this point I bet you wish gas chambers were legal, right? Then you could just do away with people you don’t like, immigrants and the homeless. That’s what you want isn’t it?

[@JJB_320]

@@danstrayer111 yes! This and John McPhee’s “encounters with the archdruid.” May as well throw Desert Solitaire in there as well.

[@JJB_320]

@@danstrayer111 D. S. has recalibrated many souls!

[@paulhare662]

How much of that corn is being used to make ethanol which is totally pointless?

[@dknowles60]

a lot

[@beesandtractors]

I'm sure the farmers sell to who ever is paying more for the crop. Im sure it dsnt matter to them what it's used for

[@paulhare662]

@@beesandtractors The corn grown for ethanol and HFCS is different than food corn. Apparently it tastes like wood but can be planted very tightly together and requires lots of fertilizer and water to grow. A waste of resources that I'm surprised environmentalists are not screaming about. But then, environmentalists are kind of stupid.

[@seriouslyyoujest1771]

They had planned for 60 dams, and reservoirs to be built as California’s population increases, but never built them!

[@TheFranksantana]

We spent all the money on stupid things.

[@greywolf4272]

It wouldn't matter if they did build more dams. The Colorado river is already tapped out and never reaches the ocean (Gulf of California) anymore. The lake is draining because the amounts of water pulled out is greater than the amount coming in. And the big desert cities pull more every year.

[@danielthomason5685]

Rhis is why you dont put multiple cities in the middle of a desert

[@tantamid6572]

Well in the next 10 yrs or so they will see the effect. Go make moar community in the middle of the desert and suck more water to that. Like it or not they need to recycle water starting right now..or just wait and see...

[@BaffinSailor]

But you love Las Vegas

[@Bad_Chad]

The cities have been there for hundreds of years. It wasn’t just put there lol

[@koprcord5338]

Yet, AZ needs those green golf courses. Need to change priorities.

[@weldorworx6858]

👍👍

[@scotthenderson292]

Seriously. You. Live. In. A. Desert. If you want grass go to the Midwest. Plenty of grass and land there.

[@NoWayOut55]

@@scotthenderson292 Kinda stupid how that works, huh? I've watched the west grow for 65 years and traveled side to side and up to our 49th state... The Southwest is all about greed....water and resources and developments, Oh My!

[@koprcord5338]

You know what is also a travesty is how I believe it's Saudi Arabia bought a bunch of land in southeast Arizona to gro and send back home alfalfa for their horses. Meanwhile they are depleting the aquifer causing small orchards to have to drill deeper and alot have lost their land.

[@benjaminbrown590]

Most golf courses use waste water from municipal water districts. This is non-potable water that the city has to treat before releasing it to a drainage basin. It's not usable water. Until people are willing to pay higher taxes and drink recycled waste water, this is actually a good deal for the city. It saves them the money and hassle of treating and disposing of that waste water.

[@wisconsinbuddah]

Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for nuclear groundwater.

[@roseroses7576]

The Mohave/Mojave Desert is beautiful.

[@billrussell6910]

instead of oil pipelines, why not water lines from the miss. river when it floods?

[@LK-pc4sq]

You know, that is not a bad idea. The oil would be drained and then, water is pipped for x amount of days and then that is shut off, and the oil is extracted from the water

[@WobiKabobi]

“We dont change unless we absolutely have to” uuuh maybe thats the problem , we need to start planning for the future instead of saying we’ll deal with it when the time comes.

[@BestMods168]

That's because they only care about their money and power. They don't care about the mission.

[@RisaBeesa]

Absolutely. You’re spot on. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@ericwilliams8371]

Many politicians don’t “believe” in climate change and are so pro business that they support unsustainable and idiotic business practices, such as building inefficient semiconductor factories in the desert.

[@CookJunkie]

Try to convince people who are more reactive than proactive.

[@mansonboy2000]

Unfortunately, that is the American way of thinking. Deal with it when the s#%t hits the fan and then it's too late... and we're all covered in s$%t.

[@reubensandwich9249]

Las Vegas Valley population gets 90% of their water from Lake Meade. 1990: ~750,000 2018: 2.2 million.

[@kandylandfarms9898]

Reuben think about This . The average American family uses more than 300 gallons of water per day at home. Roughly 70 percent of this use occurs indoors. Nationally, outdoor water use accounts for 30 percent of household use yet can be much higher in drier parts of the country and in more water-intensive landscapes here's the link to the EPA article www.epa.gov/watersense/how-we-use-water#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20family%20uses,in%20more%20water%2Dintensive%20landscapes.

[@dantan1249]

But they’ll say the world isn’t overpopulated because everyone could fit in Texas. Lol

[@pythonmafia]

@@kandylandfarms9898 You left out the part where household use only accounts for around 10% of overall usage. We could bathe in sand and start watering our lawn in sand and we still wouldn't put a dent in this. Agriculture is using 40% of our water. Farming is a business, pay for your water at a fair rate like the rest of us.

[@hvacexplained9341]

Maybe ChumLee is using a ginormous Slip ‘N’ Slide and draining lake mead ?

[@reubensandwich9249]

@@pythonmafia Actually, the water is free for everyone. What you're paying is the distribution and treatment to make it potable.

[@dianac2498]

So when they make a “declaration” does that mean they will be able to pluck from the money tree and fix it? 🙄. You cannot cut off agriculture. We need food. People can do without lawns … car washes, swimming pools, etc.

[@user-ze7tl2dw4i]

We don't need lawns and we don't need to farm in places we shouldn't farm. You cant just force nature to work for you as long as you want.

[@SlightlyCivil]

The issue with farming in the desset is that they're farming water intensive crops when they shouldnt be, its definitely time to switch

[@Zimionz]

@@theodenednew8874 I hear that argument all the time. Fact is, desalination is insanely expensive. The world's largest operating desalination plant complex in Dubai produces 2.1 million cubic meters of drinking water per day, that's about 0.018% of the daily water consumption of California's agriculture. And the complex consumes 7.1 Gigawatts of energy, which is the equivalent of 7(!) average sized nuclear power plants in the US.

[@snapon666]

a very large percentage of the crops they are talking about are for export and are water intensive ..we are literally exporting our water to other countries in the form of almonds

[@rifferriffers2031]

This needs to be on The Front page in every News Outlet!

[@charleschamberlain7399]

But it's more than just nature. It's the over-development of places like Las Vegas with golf courses and lawns where it's a desert and lawns do not belong.

[@zacrintoul]

Only from an ecological standpoint lawns don't belong anywhere. They are a dessert in their own right. An ecological dessert. And they make us forget that we are really living in and part of whole ecosystems filled with all sorts of living and non living components.

[@Dan0__]

True... and how much has the population grown in that region over the last 50 years?

[@blindbat495]

You I believe are spot on. Look at all the people who migrated to California not to long ago. Sounds like everyone out there needs to install fake turf grass.

[@basedoz5745]

As someone who lives in Phoenix and hears about this line all the time, I feel like it’s important to inform people that lawn and golf courses are a very small portion of the percentage of water use here. This is a talking point to distract your anger toward someone other than the actual culprit. Golf courses in Phoenix use recycled water. There are issues that need to be addressed still like flood irrigation lots, but in Phoenix people having real lawns has decreased by significant amounts. By far, the biggest drain on our water is agriculture. 70% of water use in Arizona is for agriculture. Phoenix residents use less water now than they did 50 years ago even with all the population growth. Agriculture either needs to invest in crops that use less water or start investing more into hydroponics and aeroponics. Otherwise they will get cut off because of these emergency declarations far before residents do. Residential homes are doing their part to improve the situation. We can always get better tho, but let’s keep our focus on the biggest issue.

[@lucask4330]

I think Las Vegas is looking to ban lawns and maybe grass in places like medians

[@hankhouke]

I've visited lake Mead several times in my life. I saw it when it was alive, it's long dead now. A disaster should have been declared 30 years ago. Now the resorts and piers and boathouses are miles from the receded water. Look how all these comments are clear and right on target. Why can't politicians speak truth like that ?

[@YoursTrulyMew]

💰 💲 = 🙈🙉🙊

[@michaelbaka4777]

THIS is why I sold my house in Las Vegas and moved back to the Midwest. Not to mention that the water we got was terrible!! You have to have your own water treatment system at home just to bathe in it, let alone drink it!!!! Moved back to Midwest in 2008.

[@jakeg3455]

Why the heck are we growing corn and alfalfa in Arizona?

[@DrJohn493]

Cheap water, cheap land, and expensive politicians

[@jamesstrickland517]

They are growing rice too in the southern central valley of California. So tell me how much water does rice paddies take.

[@stephenkneller6435]

Millions move to and live in a desert and the water level drops. This has more to do with with the low water levels than a drought in general. The Southwest is not able to handle the population explosion there for the last few decades.

[@lamirranee6997]

Yet they continue to build more and more homes in Nevada

[@ModalSoul]

just sit back laugh and enjoy the show

[@lynnturman8157]

It's not an either/or. It's an All of the Above.

[@drwisdom1]

This is a solvable problem - we need to quit wasting so much water and reuse more of it.

[@ukno918]

martial law, preserve civilization at the cost of freedom

[@natedagreat19]

@@ukno918 that’s not in any way addressing any kind of solution lol “There’s a huge drought, what do we do!?” You: “whales. Preserve civilization at all costs.”

[@brandogeberbin7563]

try thinking instead of being stupid.

[@Menuki]

As local, how about California use their own water for almonds, wine and avocados. Most casinos have internal conservation systems to recycle water so they don’t have to pay for it.

[@SynapseNervosa]

@@Menuki Okay. and you can grow your own food. Let me know how that goes for you till you get sick of kale and millet.

[@saneriviiaulualo1111]

I used to swim in lake mead for years big change every year.

[@773alonzo]

Feds 🥸: " we declare a water shortage " Earth🌏: ok, so what ?

[@jsuperman7672]

Stop growing corn corn in the dessert, Iowa and Nebraska grow enough to feed America, watering every day in the dessert is a waste, your the ones draining the water for everyone else. When there's a water shortage, people tell the residents to stop watering there lawns, and only water at night, but any business will think they have the right to water any time of day and use what they want, including golf courses. Just to make your grass green or grow crops in a dessert. 99% of farmers in the Midwest don't water crops, it's the spring rains that help produce until fall harvest. Climate change is real, the earth is always changing regardless of what we do, we have a huge reservoir where I'm at , and it to has dropped a lot in two years, even after a flood

[@shawnhill3482]

Golf courses in Arizona are fed with reclaimed water ! Still not good !

[@2011blueman]

It was asinine to be growing crops in the Arizona desert in the first place.

[@emjay2045]

🤷🏾‍♂️ ☝🏽🎅🏽

[@cuddlebug8106]

Tell that to all the vegans who can’t live through a cold winter.

[@slug2ss83]

Actually it’s a perfect environment in Southern California to grow farms the heat is tolerable and the climate favors farming in Arizona it’s nearly impossible sense the weather it’s always hot so it requires more water to keep the plantations alive.

[@coolchrisj]

Well the cheapest labor around is just a border away from California an Arizona 😉

[@Sara-gl8ue]

It makes sense to grow them here because the growing season is much longer. They need to quit encouraging people to move here but all they see are dollar signs.

[@jimthomas777]

While the water is down , dig it out , so when it does fill back up there will be more volume

[@WeSRT4]

I just got back from Vegas. The entire west has to change their ways. Farming in the desert, water intensive industries, and golf courses have to go. Growth needs to be reigned in across the board. The writing has been on the wall for 20 YEARS!!!!!

[@fleaflicker1451]

Why not find out where Nestle is drawing their water from and STOP THEM?!

[@CHMichael]

At least it's for people to drink and not to water your lawn.

[@michiganengineer8621]

Nestle is getting a large percentage of what they bottle from the Great Lakes and the aquifer under Michigan.

[@jacobbwalters8133]

They draw their water from Michigan- we have plenty, don’t worry about us...

[@GeraldPUR]

So they are stealing water from somewhere?

[@MrNukedawhales]

@@GeraldPUR no theyre not stealing anything. its completely legal and challenges were dismissed in court every other year. eu.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/11/20/nestle-water-permit-elge-dismisses-challenge/6360606002/

[@chooch1995]

You simply don’t build cities on the desert for this very reason.

[@placeholdername0000]

You can, but only if you plan on how to survive with limited water resources. Which they didn't. Same problem with car dependent cities.

[@mustangracer5124]

WHY.. did they put that drain tunnel in the middle of Lake Mead 6-8 yrs ago?.. A relative worked on it for 5 yrs.. now the level is low.. where is it being drained to?.. hint.. it starts with a C

[@skeebles8469]

According to the sedimentary lines throughout the Grand Canyon, this has been happening for since the beginning of time. The problem is that it disrupts the "millions and billions of years" theories that "popular opinions" have adopted as science. There is no consideration about erosion of the bottom of the lakes and rivers in any of these assessments.

[@shaunmcgraw5083]

?

[@DrJohn493]

@@shaunmcgraw5083 Ditto!

[@roger3958]

I don't think Lake Mead is flowing fast enough to cause erosion like the upstream Colorado did throughout history. Although I'm still wondering if I'm grasping what you are saying.

[@skeebles8469]

@@roger3958 the current at the top is different the on the bottom. The bottom is still moving at an incredible speed. I live on the Colorado River and we've seen what's actually happening to the river. There's a lot of factors that are causing this to happen but not all of them are being discussed with the public. Erosion is one of them. Bad management by states is definitely another. Releasing water "to replenish" insect, plant and other habitats is a huge problem. Multiple dams are releasing more water not then 10 years ago for this reason.

[@roger3958]

@@skeebles8469 I'm still confused I guess. Anything behind a dam is essentially a pool with very little movement. The only thing that could change that would be power gen and dam releases, which I'm sure are not that large at this point. This is a reservoir - not the raging Colorado. There is little to no erosion on the bed of Lake Mead. Are you saying there should be? Like I said, I'm lost. Oh well, good night!

[@jacobhayden2824]

*Humans: let’s build cities in Deserts*…. *Desert water drying up decades later.* “OH THE HUMANITY!” Lmao

[@-star_27-20]

Well if there wasn’t an extreme drought there, Lake Mead would still have enough water to supply the people living near it.

[@JH-qi7fz]

Apparently building cities in desserts is a bad idea.

[@dab0331]

And planting golf fields, grass, and high water consuming crops like corn and almond trees. Lol Idiots

[@mikopaq]

Desserts are delicious

[@elijahguffey2594]

Built a city on a cake

[@mikopaq]

@@elijahguffey2594 In a cake🤣🤣🤣

[@mikopaq]

@@theodenednew8874 absolutely

[@BizKwikTwist]

To be fair I have never understood the people who literally WATER THEIR LAWNS!! out West KNOWING water is a problem...

[@mikedallmeier]

Desalination plants to convert salt water into fresh water is the only option. They’ve done it in the Middle East for years and so can we!

[@ehhhhhhhhhh]

"Pray for rain". Or, you know, take seriously to what scientists and engineers have been saying for the last 50 years.

[@RandomAngryAnus]

Isn't that just typical media? Scientist and dramatic imagery of a massive problem... "Pray for rain"

[@rockymilano2071]

Tell Gates to stop the chemtrailing

[@smellyfly9469]

Since 2002 almond consumption has tripled and 70 % of the almonds are shipped abroad almond trees in California use more water in one year that LA uses in three

[@InSurrealtime]

@@smellyfly9469 They're hacking and burning Almond trees right now, and planting lower water crops. I just read the story yesterday.

[@thanos8107]

Nah let's just pray, cause that makes sense apparently

[@jonathanturek5846]

I remember as a kid like 5 running around parking lot announcing to everyone i was in the dam parking lot and was so happy i could say that and not get in trouble.

[@getchasome6230]

Where can I get some dam bait?

[@kyreenkrompitin2548]

I remembered like 6 I spent 9cents for water bottles. now because Pres.trunp is not more pres it should not rain anymore. 🇺🇸🇺🇸😎

[@jonathanturek5846]

Then i was saying the dam gift shop better have some video games or I want a dam souvenir

[@jonathanturek5846]

@@getchasome6230 yeah and another 150' feet of 10lb string so your hook can actually hit the water. Water stay looow

[@jenniferlindauer7474]

Control the water, control the food, control the people.

[@revolutionaryprepper4076]

That's a good point and very true!

[@tsr4822]

Funny thing is when you pump the water from underneath your farm lands inevitably it runs out and the land will sink

[@travelingteslastyle765]

I remember back in the 90s Pat saying Las Vegas has no problems with water and the explosive housing sprawl, now she has retired with big bucks and its a problem now. Wtf!

[@joet7136]

Vegas isn't the problem. California and Arizona growing crops in the desert and doing very little to recycle the water they use is the problem. Vegas recycles something like 95% of the water they use from Lake Mead. We also have a pipe at a lower depth so we will be able to continuing drawing water when California and Arizona won't be able to. Whatever solution the states come up with you better believe California and Arizona are ones that will be shouldering most of the cost since they take so much water.

[@travelingteslastyle765]

@@joet7136 Vegas sprawl is a problem that compounds the water crisis, there is no confusion there. However, you bring to the table a good point, why are we flooding deserts for farming with our finite water recourse, when the technology exists to construct high-rise hydro farming, minus all the toxic chemicals, while reducing the water waste?

[@brandonbourcy502]

Who looked at the desert and said to themselves "let's farm here". That's so ridiculous

[@roseroses7576]

If they hadn't, they couldn't feed the population. Our food supply will be shortening at a time where our gov't is allowing millions into the country. Little water, little food, and little power will be the new norm. Also even more people wanting a piece of it will be the new norm.

[@offcenterforge1098]

then blame climate change, uh it was a desert smh

[@TheHauntedKiwi]

Have you ever tried to grow tomatoes in the snow?

[@dab0331]

@@roseroses7576 thet can feed them just fine buy planting less water consuming crops and buying the others from the south and midwest

[@christow7989]

There are alternative ways to getting fresh water. But clearly nobody is willing to try

[@dominicliner1609]

The lake was very low when I was at the Hoover dam in August 2009.

[@crayfish7542]

A word to the " UNINFORMED " ! There was a [ Well Meaning ] Construction Project that took place " Under " " Lake Mead " a few years ago. It was a " Water Tunnel " " to Capture and Use " " Water " form the Lake for Drinking and other uses. Before anyone Gets Too Anxious, a tunnel was being dug under the Lake. And Although the Construction Company took " Great Pains " to " Not Let " any Water get into the " Ongoing Concrete ' Constructed Cave, ' " there was "A Naturally occurring Water Flow " ' going down into the Earth.' " Meaning That " " it Was " and " Would Have" " Occurred, " " Even If there had been No Project " ! Yes there may be " Less [ Measurable ] Rain fall " in the Area but that isn't the only reason, for the Lowering water level ! Water use & other factors and " even Evaporation " are and were at work ! And if the project had NOT Taken Place / Then that water would have been Wasted, as having been Escaped !

[@edthe2nd]

Trying really hard to go against nature here, the consequences are inevitable and rightfully earned

[@maroownr861]

Food prices are going to skyrocket over the next 10 years.

[@mr.elastomeric1787]

Nope; this year. China's flooded 2nd year in a row/ Brazil is record drought combine that with our problems Americans are going on a diet real fast.

[@brianmelendy1194]

Going to?

[@mr.elastomeric1787]

@@brianmelendy1194 What"? do you live in a basement?

[@elcocho1568]

It’ll help out our Obesity problem

[@maroownr861]

You guys think a couple dollars is sky rocketing I mean to the point a large percentage of the world won’t eat. Americans should be fine as long as the government refrains from using food as they use our tax money. Is obesity the problem or starving kids in Africa better figure it pretty quick?

[@Pandabubba9]

I’d stop flying individual private jets to conferences to talk about how to fix it .

[@MrDuds1984]

Nature will always win, just listen to George Carlin

[@tylerdurden639]

The Laws of Nature are *NEVER* broken.

[@andrenewcomb3708]

Getting 'above normal' precipitations will mean that you'll be covering flood events.

[@THESLlCK]

Exactly

[@millefiori6620]

We should not be trying to grow crops that require more water than what is available in the DESERT 🌵 DUH! 🙄

[@wanderingstar3308]

But what about muh farm 😭

[@_Circus_Clapped_]

muh cactus

[@Phil-ui4tm]

Irrigation of arid land is the biggest reason for water shortages in the southwest. But most people erroneously seem to think it’s overpopulation.

[@mnichols1979]

@@Phil-ui4tm gotta feed that population, which requires more farms and more water to grow that food. Overpopulation is definitely adding to the problem.

[@Phil-ui4tm]

@@mnichols1979, the US has plenty of farm land in regions that don’t have water shortages.

[@barryf5479]

Notable is most of the agricultural land in California isn't irrigated by the Colorado River/Lake Mead. It comes from the Sacramento River Delta and is moved south via the California Aqueduct. Mullholland and his "water wars" made that happen. Part of that water is pumped over Tejon Pass to the L.A. Basin.

[@shawngilday3351]

Nobody needs to grow corn in Arizona!!! They pay farmers in Ohio to not grow corn!

[@scottmorse9403]

Oh how true that is about ohio. Plenty of empty fields this year around here, thanks to the big subsidies they got last year to burn crops and dump milk.