Disappearing Groundwater: An Unrealized Threat
Jun 5, 2015 07:40:31 #
You can get by without food longer than you can without water.
This article was of interest to me because I remembered somewhere in the Bible (probably the books of the Prophets) it says words to the effect that 'a barrel of water will cost more than a barrel of oil.' What happens when the water disappears? Think SINK HOLE. Florida has firsthand knowledge about this phenomena. I am not a geologist, but common sense tells me that may also contribute to an increase of severe earthquakes. I AM NOT PREDICTING, I am surmising the possibility.
The following is just part of the article. If you want to read it, it is here:
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/8657/20140821/disappearing-groundwater-an-unrealized-threat-to-our-future.htm
To counter the ongoing drought in the western United States, we are using aquifers to pump irreplaceable groundwater from the earth and into people's homes. But once this nonrenewable supply is tapped out, the real crisis begins. Disappearing groundwater is the out-of-sight, out-of-mind threat that can potentially change how and where we live and grow food, among other things.
Groundwater comes from aquifers - sponge-like gravel and sand-filled underground reservoirs - that provide populations with freshwater to make up for surface water lost from drought-depleted lakes, rivers and reservoirs. However, what we often don't realize is that as we continue to rely on this hidden resource, we are actually depleting a water supply that's used to meet half of our water needs. The current drought shrinks surface water in lakes, rivers and reservoirs, and so we grow more dependent on groundwater from aquifers. Some shallow aquifers recharge from surface water, while others deep in the ground contain ancient, or "fossil," water locked in the earth - a supply that is not everlasting.
It's no secret that the western United States - as well as other parts of the world - is currently suffering from a three-year-long drought. The Colorado River Basin, for one, is drying up and losing water at dramatic rates. According to a NASA study, the basin has lost nearly 53 million acre feet of freshwater since 2004, taking away far more water than the region can hope to refill - a real concern considering that it supplies water to 40 million people in seven states. Researchers also determined that more than 75 percent of this water loss is being replenished by underground resources.
Also, seriously affected by the loss of ground water are India, Iran, and China. China is moving water from one area to another, which in the long run only exacerbates the problem. The Iranian crisis may be to our advantage - as I understand it, it takes a lot of water to cool reactors, that may slow their development of the bomb.
This article was of interest to me because I remembered somewhere in the Bible (probably the books of the Prophets) it says words to the effect that 'a barrel of water will cost more than a barrel of oil.' What happens when the water disappears? Think SINK HOLE. Florida has firsthand knowledge about this phenomena. I am not a geologist, but common sense tells me that may also contribute to an increase of severe earthquakes. I AM NOT PREDICTING, I am surmising the possibility.
The following is just part of the article. If you want to read it, it is here:
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/8657/20140821/disappearing-groundwater-an-unrealized-threat-to-our-future.htm
To counter the ongoing drought in the western United States, we are using aquifers to pump irreplaceable groundwater from the earth and into people's homes. But once this nonrenewable supply is tapped out, the real crisis begins. Disappearing groundwater is the out-of-sight, out-of-mind threat that can potentially change how and where we live and grow food, among other things.
Groundwater comes from aquifers - sponge-like gravel and sand-filled underground reservoirs - that provide populations with freshwater to make up for surface water lost from drought-depleted lakes, rivers and reservoirs. However, what we often don't realize is that as we continue to rely on this hidden resource, we are actually depleting a water supply that's used to meet half of our water needs. The current drought shrinks surface water in lakes, rivers and reservoirs, and so we grow more dependent on groundwater from aquifers. Some shallow aquifers recharge from surface water, while others deep in the ground contain ancient, or "fossil," water locked in the earth - a supply that is not everlasting.
It's no secret that the western United States - as well as other parts of the world - is currently suffering from a three-year-long drought. The Colorado River Basin, for one, is drying up and losing water at dramatic rates. According to a NASA study, the basin has lost nearly 53 million acre feet of freshwater since 2004, taking away far more water than the region can hope to refill - a real concern considering that it supplies water to 40 million people in seven states. Researchers also determined that more than 75 percent of this water loss is being replenished by underground resources.
Also, seriously affected by the loss of ground water are India, Iran, and China. China is moving water from one area to another, which in the long run only exacerbates the problem. The Iranian crisis may be to our advantage - as I understand it, it takes a lot of water to cool reactors, that may slow their development of the bomb.
Jun 5, 2015 11:32:04 #
Jun 5, 2015 14:36:44 #
I believe the Saudis may be using a system like that. It would take a long time to empty the oceans, right!
But, that won't stop sinkholes.
But, that won't stop sinkholes.
Jun 5, 2015 19:03:26 #
Like the loss of honeybees, loss of groundwater goes without notice until it is too late. We have severe flooding in some parts of the country, drought in others. We need a Keystone Pipeline to move water around the country to maintain balance.
Jun 5, 2015 19:40:52 #
dennisimoto wrote:
Like the loss of honeybees, loss of groundwater goes without notice until it is too late. We have severe flooding in some parts of the country, drought in others. We need a Keystone Pipeline to move water around the country to maintain balance.
I notice the price of honey. :-( :-(
Jun 6, 2015 06:53:14 #
dennisimoto wrote:
Like the loss of honeybees, loss of groundwater goes without notice until it is too late. We have severe flooding in some parts of the country, drought in others. We need a Keystone Pipeline to move water around the country to maintain balance.
There are other bee species, the end is not near.
Jun 9, 2015 08:06:39 #
dennisimoto wrote:
Like the loss of honeybees, loss of groundwater goes without notice until it is too late. We have severe flooding in some parts of the country, drought in others. We need a Keystone Pipeline to move water around the country to maintain balance.
:thumbup: This is why preserving our ground water is absolutely essential in everything we do., and why this oil pipe line should not happen.
Jun 9, 2015 08:10:55 #
Artemis wrote:
:thumbup: This is why preserving our ground water is absolutely essential in everything we do., and why this oil pipe line should not happen.
What?
What?
Jun 9, 2015 13:22:24 #
Jun 9, 2015 14:54:16 #
Artemis wrote:
What? Protecting our aquifers :shock: :?:
Dummy really doesn't know if he's going or coming. He just tries to disrupt a thread particularly if he doesn't understand it or the consequence.
Jun 9, 2015 15:07:50 #
BearK wrote:
Dummy really doesn't know if he's going or coming. He just tries to disrupt a thread particularly if he doesn't understand it or the consequence.
Yea, I learned everything from YOU CLOWN.
Her comments don't make sense, maybe she can restate, so that people that speak english can understand.
By the way how many more trains are going to explode before we build a pipeline.
Jun 9, 2015 15:31:03 #
Dummy Boy wrote:
Yea, I learned everything from YOU CLOWN.
Her comments don't make sense, maybe she can restate, so that people that speak english can understand.
By the way how many more trains are gong to explode before we build a pipeline.
Her comments don't make sense, maybe she can restate, so that people that speak english can understand.
By the way how many more trains are gong to explode before we build a pipeline.
Funny I thought I was speaking perfect English :shock: :?:
I was going with the assumption that most knew the pipeline they want to build will be underground (to get to the Koch refinery) was going through one of our largest aquifers in the country, and if the pipe were to ever leak it would contaminate it, my bad I guess.
Jun 9, 2015 15:42:13 #
Artemis wrote:
Funny I thought I was speaking perfect English :shock: :?:
I was going with the assumption that most knew the pipeline they want to build will be underground (to get to the Koch refinery) was going through one of our largest aquifers in the country, and if the pipe were to ever leak it would contaminate it, my bad I guess.
I was going with the assumption that most knew the pipeline they want to build will be underground (to get to the Koch refinery) was going through one of our largest aquifers in the country, and if the pipe were to ever leak it would contaminate it, my bad I guess.
Trains explode, pipes leak...
Our planet is bathed is radiation every day, our ground water is contaminated by a host toxins, bacteria, viruses.
Yes it is wise to nurture our planet....and in time...our needs will change. Build the pipeline or cover the surface of the US in solar panels, which one makes more sense?
Jun 9, 2015 17:01:36 #
Dummy Boy wrote:
Trains explode, pipes leak...
Our planet is bathed is radiation every day, our ground water is contaminated by a host toxins, bacteria, viruses.
Yes it is wise to nurture our planet....and in time...our needs will change. Build the pipeline or cover the surface of the US in solar panels, which one makes more sense?
Our planet is bathed is radiation every day, our ground water is contaminated by a host toxins, bacteria, viruses.
Yes it is wise to nurture our planet....and in time...our needs will change. Build the pipeline or cover the surface of the US in solar panels, which one makes more sense?
I dunno but I think we've been in agreement. All I know is we have one planet, it supports our life, we should treat it with respect not arrogance right?
Trains are safer in controlled spills, though still damaging. A leak under ground for that many miles can go undetected for who knows how long, poisoning the water.
Personally I would love to see more trains. Funny how we(US) never took off with trains....hmmmmm Wonder why? :shock: Maybe it has to do with oil//gas companies. :shock: :shock: :shock:
Jun 9, 2015 20:03:48 #
Artemis wrote:
I dunno but I think we've been in agreement. All I... (show quote)
I don't think DB realized this is not a right/left issue it's a mankind issue, which is why I posted it.
The reason trains didn't take off TIME. Everyone is in a hurry today, AND railroads found out that tonnage pays better, you don't have to put up with whining passengers, express trains can highball it if they don't have to wait for a passenger train to go through. The main reason, still boils down to TIME.
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