Will it ever rain again?

[Toast]

I rode in yesterday and it was fine, my h20 suit is awesome arty . I rode over to Berkeley when it was raining pretty hard at lunch and found that my new supposedly goretex boots are definitely not waterproof though...

 

[HappyHighwayman]

I rode in yesterday and it was fine, my h20 suit is awesome arty . I rode over to Berkeley when it was raining pretty hard at lunch and found that my new supposedly goretex boots are definitely not waterproof though...

I rode in yesterday and it was dry until San Mateo...then it was plenty wet on the way home.

 

[CABilly]

This subject seems to have as much lack of perspective, as there is lack of water.

So far there is not one drop of flowing water, in the dry stream beds. There is no run-off.

It takes (now massive, and that ain't gonna happen, Pineapple or no Pineapple) Run-off to feed lakes, etc.

Maybe it would help, to come up to the Sierra, and see what the lakes have dropped to.

They are ordering all boats out of New Malone, because the boats that stay on the lake, can't access the bottom of the ramp, to get out....very soon.

Or Google a picture of Lake Mead, just outside of Vegas. Something, anything that makes the jaw drop, and the words Holy Shit, come out.

New Melones is a trip. I've been fishing at the Tuttle Town boat launch the last several weeks, and I noticed that there are three boat launches. Obviously the lowest one is being used, the other one is a few yards above the water, and the next one looks to be about 30 yards above the water. Seeing that, from the bottom of the lowest launch, was a bit of a shock.

 

[CrazyGenius]

I haven't seen a response to this yet.

I seriously think desal plants are a good idea for coastal areas, which means more (modern) nuke plants, which is also a good idea (sorry renewables, you just can't keep up yet).

As an agro and bread basket state, we HAVE to think and plan long term into the future as far as H2O is concerned. I am not the only one to think desal is one good approach. I am NO expert, just a guy who asks questions and I prefer to think ahead and take care of issues before they become problems...

We now have a crisis in CA when it comes to water so we've gotta snap out of it and act, as simple as that.

Water experts on BARF, anyone in the know... I'd like to have your opinion and advice on HOW we as a state can and should go about solving our water crisis here. NOW is time to act.

What can we as BARF do? I am talking about organized, political, etc.... here.

Thanks.

 

[Beauregard]

Heard they got ten inches in Sonoma in the last two days. It's actually just started raining here now (SoCal).

 

[SFSV650]

How much more rain do we need to get to avert a water shortage this summer / autumn? Are we 1% there, 10%?

 

[tzrider]

How much more rain do we need to get to avert a water shortage this summer / autumn? Are we 1% there, 10%?

This should give you a idea: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/snow/PLOT_SWC

 

[Eldritch]

I haven't seen a response to this yet.

I seriously think desal plants are a good idea for coastal areas, which means more (modern) nuke plants, which is also a good idea (sorry renewables, you just can't keep up yet).

Nuclear Power is the only thing that really makes sense at this point.

 

[Caddywumpus]

I pee outside. Replenishes the groundwater.

 

[louemc]

New Melones is a trip. I've been fishing at the Tuttle Town boat launch the last several weeks, and I noticed that there are three boat launches. Obviously the lowest one is being used, the other one is a few yards above the water, and the next one looks to be about 30 yards above the water. Seeing that, from the bottom of the lowest launch, was a bit of a shock.

Good to hear your input this morning at breakfast, talked to a guy that has family history here, going back to the Gold Rush days.

He explained the "New" in the name, New Melones. They raised the height of the dam, making a hugely bigger lake.

That made it a hugely more important water supply, and power generator for the grid.

 

[louemc]

Nuclear Power is the only thing that really makes sense at this point.

Don't you have to ignore the little things like what a Nuclear power meltdown does to an area, to feel there is sense there?

Japan, Russia, and USA has a horror story to tell. Actually two stories for the USA.

 

[tzrider]

Don't you have to ignore the little things like what a Nuclear power meltdown does to an area, to feel there is sense there?

Japan, Russia, and USA has a horror story to tell. Actually two stories for the USA.

I don't know if it will happen in the US, but thorium reactors make the most sense. No meltdown issues, the stuff can't be weaponized and it's plentiful. DOD funded uranium research because of the weapons potential and there is so much uranium infrastructure that nuclear companies don't have much incentive to replace it all.

 

[bikeama]

Interesting web site on rain fall.

 

[Beauregard]

Interesting web site on rain fall.

That's fuckin cool.

 

[rodr]

Accidental rain gauge on our deck.

 

[Eldritch]

Don't you have to ignore the little things like what a Nuclear power meltdown does to an area, to feel there is sense there?

Japan, Russia, and USA has a horror story to tell. Actually two stories for the USA.

The USA has been out of the game for decades and the Soviet incident is nearly as old and Soviet, so we know it was jankied together. Japan is not a great candidate because of the natural disaster problems there, but if they had stayed on top of their own codes they would have been alright. France is the gold standard for nuclear power and it works great. We could have a fleet of 4th Gen Reactors online on stable bedrock by 2035 and Nuclear still causes less lives per joule than any other major form of power production.

 

[Mike95060]

^ You do realize it's blasphemy to suggest the French do something, other than cheese and wine, well, in the america don't you?

 

[Eldritch]

^ You do realize it's blasphemy to suggest the French do something, other than cheese and wine, well, in the america don't you?

Well, I mean, the Nuclear Power would have to surrender to everything and stink of a deodorant free lifestyle in a gay little hat, but that doesn't mean it's not worth it.

 

[Yo!Joe!!!]

^ You do realize it's blasphemy to suggest the French do something, other than cheese and wine, well, in the America don't you?

^ Whoa. How did I miss this little gem..?



You do realize that the French were the first to introduce 'the aircraft in combat during World War I. And that the Unites States Army entered the First World War using French made, Renault FT-17 tanks. And that the United States was almost totally dependent on the French industries for tanks and combat aircraft. Right? And that Napoleon Bonaparte is the main reason we drive on the Right side of the road. And that Napoleon kept the British bleeding while they invaded our new country in the War of 1812, allowing us a victory by Feb. 1815. And that the most iconic statue on U.S. soil was a gift from the French, the Statue of Liberty. And that our Nation's Capital was designed by a Frenchman, Pierre L'Enfant. And that more American cities are named after Marquis de La Fayette, than any other U.S. Army General. And that the English language is literately a mix of French and German... Right?

Ignorance. If you have it, flaunt it.

 

[wazzuFreddo]

I agree with Yo?Joe???

The French are cool in my book. Even in Paris, everyone has always been super nice to me.