Thursday, August 20, 2015

All that so-called "flyover country" in the US may soon become the most appealing place to live.

All that so-called "flyover country" in the US may soon become the most appealing place to live. That is, if you appreciate having enough, but not too much, water.

Originally shared by Brian Gauspohl

The US West may be in permanent drought by 2060s
http://summitcountyvoice.com/2015/08/20/climate-west-may-be-in-permanent-drought-by-2060s/ usa america
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13 comments:

  1. chris riceAugust 20, 2015 at 5:26 PM

    lol welcome to missouri

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  2. jeff belli slackAugust 20, 2015 at 5:33 PM

    Let us all hope that the predicted Pacific El Ninio delivers this fall and winter.................

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  3. Eric MintzAugust 20, 2015 at 6:19 PM

    Except that by 2060, much of Florida is likely to become submerged. On Sanibel Island, the highest point is < 5 meters above the mean high water mark. Going, going, gone!

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  4. Eric MintzAugust 20, 2015 at 6:36 PM

    I agree, Eli Fennell. Florida is not sinking.

    The sea is, however, rising. Both the UK and The Netherlands are building new sea defenses and fortifying existing ones. The forecast three meters (about 10 feet) sea level rise will render much of Florida's most valuable real estate -- its coastal cities and its best beaches -- useless. Damage will run to many trillions of dollars.

    Here's what Scientific American, a generally reliable source, says on the matter: "... more than 32,000 miles of road and $950 billion of property currently sit on affected land in Florida."

    I suspect that collateral damage will drive the true figure close to 2 trillion, but that's just a semi-educated guess.

    Here's the link: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-does-the-u-s-look-like-after-3-meters-of-sea-level-rise/

    Enjoy!

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  5. Eric MintzAugust 20, 2015 at 7:10 PM

    As I wish we all were, Eli Fennell. I, too, live far enough inland and high enough that I should be fine, but many, many of our fellow Americans, and people all over the world will suffer.

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  6. Corey BohnertAugust 20, 2015 at 9:10 PM

    Don't tell people to come to our "flyover" states. We like it here and don't need an influx of people pumping all our water out of the ground and wanting to change our culture :)

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  7. jeff belli slackAugust 21, 2015 at 12:30 PM

    Eric Mintz I never read word one in your comment about Florida sinking, although mentally it has already sunk.
    A person that spouts I have mine (about having enough water) you go get yours is typical of a conservative attitude.
    His comment reads like a chance to have a rant against Al Gore........no thinking, just repeating.

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  8. Eric MintzAugust 21, 2015 at 5:29 PM

    jeff belli slack to be fair, "An Inconvenient Truth," which I watched, enjoyed, and supported, did go a bit over the top in places. Its sentiment is correct, but a few of its claims were exaggerated, and people of all stripes have a right to point out the errors. Fair's fair, after all.

    You have a good one, jeff belli slack

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  9. Steven WilliamsAugust 21, 2015 at 5:40 PM

    The drought map doesn't really say anything about the places that have had too much water.  So it's not quite right to suggest that flyover country has had the perfect amount of water...

    http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2015/Q2/300-million-in-indiana-crops-value-lost-to-flooding-so-far.html

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  10. C RichardsSeptember 4, 2015 at 9:58 PM

    This is bad

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  11. C RichardsSeptember 4, 2015 at 9:59 PM

    It's time for them to build desalination plants in the west

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  12. chris riceFebruary 9, 2016 at 6:08 PM

    the gore map was base on green land melting. and not the south pole. but guess what the south pole is melting.

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  13. Eric MintzFebruary 10, 2016 at 4:05 PM

    I always thought that the FInger Lakes would be a good place to live.

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Now I&#39;m doubly intrigued!

Now I'm doubly intrigued!