The next big thing.......water
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In the last 24 hours I've read that China is rapidly depleting its groundwater, that towns in Georgia are running dry, my bro-in law said Cape Coral is on water rationing, and once again Lake Mich seemed lower today.
I know l Gore says the ice caps are melting and we will soon be up to our eyeballs in water, but I'm not seeing it. I think it's dry out west - CA, AZ, NV, I know it's dry in NC, every lake in the midwest is low. Texas has recieved lots of rain, so I think they are ok, but Lake Michigan has dropped 6" every year for the last 10 years.
So where's it all going?
Just like oil is a big issue today, I think water will be a huge issue for the genrations to come.
I know l Gore says the ice caps are melting and we will soon be up to our eyeballs in water, but I'm not seeing it. I think it's dry out west - CA, AZ, NV, I know it's dry in NC, every lake in the midwest is low. Texas has recieved lots of rain, so I think they are ok, but Lake Michigan has dropped 6" every year for the last 10 years.
So where's it all going?
Just like oil is a big issue today, I think water will be a huge issue for the genrations to come.
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ONLY 1 RAMP that we can use this weekend; out of 20 or so. There are quite a few folks who could not get their boats off of their lifts this weekend for the big Wine Festival on the lake.
ONLY 1 RAMP that we can use this weekend; out of 20 or so. There are quite a few folks who could not get their boats off of their lifts this weekend for the big Wine Festival on the lake.
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I'm convinced that weather is cyclical. We went through an ice age and then we began warming. We are going to continue to warm until we hit a point and reverse the cycle towards cooling. It takes millions of years and we have a few politicians who are looking to make a buck off of scaring the world due to our natural cycles. Thats just my belief though.
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You are 100% correct. The earth may be warming by a 10th of a degree the last 100yrs......and nobody can PROVE we are doing anything to cause it or fix it.
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Lake Ontario is lower than I've ever seen. I marked the shore monday, the waters edge is now 6" from my marker, probably a 1" drop in level since monday. My 80' dock now has about 22' over dry land. I'm going to try to launch my 386 today, should be interesting.
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Also, North GA is now on a complete outdoor watering ban. I had a neighbor dig a well a few weeks ago.
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Sorry, I guess I looked too fast, the water is 12" from my marker, down about 3" since monday. I did get the boat launched and retrieved with little trouble though.
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