[HN Gopher] Glen Canyon Revealed ___________________________________________________________________ Glen Canyon Revealed Author : bikenaga Score : 31 points Date : 2023-02-01 20:53 UTC (2 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.hcn.org) (TXT) w3m dump (www.hcn.org) | justinator wrote: | Lake Powell should have never happened. | readthenotes1 wrote: | Would that mean California would support fewer people, grow | fewer crops, both, or neither? | | From what little I understand, California consumes far more | than a sustainable amount of water every day. | [deleted] | davidw wrote: | Most water in the west is consumed by agriculture. Like, a | huge percentage of it. Water for people is a small portion of | the total. | wolverine876 wrote: | I think that accounts for most water use anywhere. ? | timst4 wrote: | The slow moving disaster that is the Colorado River is a | particularly American disaster. The manifest destiny mindset | coming to an abrupt end. In the book Cadillac Desert Marc Reisner | asserts that this could be the albatross that contributes to the | downfall of the US. The more I learn, the more I'm inclined to | believe him. | naikrovek wrote: | yeah. the "grow at any cost" mindset that used all this water | unwisely will ultimately lead to many problems. | | another example of short-term thinking and decision making | resulting in severe long-term loss. | | "The bill comes due. Always." | jnsaff2 wrote: | For people who find this interesting I would highly recommend the | book Emerald Mile [0]. Amazingly well written book about glen | canyon, grand canyon, lake powell, glen canyon dam, dorys people, | racing boats down the canyon and a near catastrophe in the dam | building. | | Also lets not forget the classic Desert Solitaire [1]. It too is | well written and very interesting, in the book they take small | inflatable boats and just float down Glen Canyon not long before | it gets flooded. | | [0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15803144-the-emerald- | mil... | | [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Solitaire | tpc3 wrote: | Colorado River deadline passes with no deal on voluntary water | cuts KEY POINTS | | - The seven states that rely on the drought-stricken Colorado | River failed to meet a Jan. 31 federal deadline to strike a deal | on voluntarily cutting their water use. | | - After negotiations reached a standstill, six of the seven | states -- Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming | -- submitted a "consensus-based modeling alternative." | | - The proposal notably excludes California, the largest user of | the Colorado River. Officials said the state will release its own | plan. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/31/colorado-river-shortage- | stat... | mark_l_watson wrote: | My wife and I visited the area 8 months ago. Amazing how the lake | has changed in the last 10 or 20 years. | | That said, it is still a fantastically interesting place to go. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-02-01 23:00 UTC)