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Posted: 5/20/2022 8:39:40 PM EDT
 The Rio Grande goes dry in Big Bend, revealing a river system in crisis "This April and May, the Rio Grande has gone dry in large parts of Big Bend National Park. It's not the first time it's happened. But the forces that have killed the river this spring aren't likely to abate. What's happening now could become a regular occurrence. Raymond Skiles was Big Bend National Park wildlife biologist for 30 years, and retired in 2018. "It's a bizarre scene to witness," Skiles said, "especially for someone that knows the river quite well over many years. It's astonishing. It's sad. It's not a river."" https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2022-05-06/the-rio-grande-goes-dry-in-big-bend-revealing-a-river-system-in-crisis |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 8:49:49 PM EDT
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Global warming
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Posted: 5/20/2022 8:51:23 PM EDT
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The answer will be more government.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 8:51:52 PM EDT
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Oh no. Surely it’s Conservatives fault.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 8:53:45 PM EDT
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I bet there are some good archaeological finds to be had in that riverbed.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 8:56:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The answer will be more government. Sad but true. We need another alphabet agency to prevent this! |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 8:58:57 PM EDT
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About 15 years ago we were under a drought here in Georgia. Local Lake Lanier was lower than it had ever been. Son and I walked to islands that you used to have to boat to. Most of the experts said it would take many years, maybe a decade to refill the lake. Global warming changing the weather forever. Thry told..That next spring, after lots of rain, it was a full pool. Of course there was nothing on the news about how those experts were so wrong.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:02:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: About 15 years ago we were under a drought here in Georgia. Local Lake Lanier was lower than it had ever been. Son and I walked to islands that you used to have to boat to. Most of the experts said it would take many years, maybe a decade to refill the lake. Global warming changing the weather forever. Thry told..That next spring, after lots of rain, it was a full pool. Of course there was nothing on the news about how those experts were so wrong. We were all going to die, then the rain came bigly and they had to open the spillways and it was still global warming and we're all going to die. |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:06:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: About 15 years ago we were under a drought here in Georgia. Local Lake Lanier was lower than it had ever been. Son and I walked to islands that you used to have to boat to. Most of the experts said it would take many years, maybe a decade to refill the lake. Global warming changing the weather forever. Thry told..That next spring, after lots of rain, it was a full pool. Of course there was nothing on the news about how those experts were so wrong. Same thing happened to Lake Conroe it started drying up and people were freaking out. It will take years to fill back up. We had 2 big storms back to back in 3-4 weeks and Shazam it was filled all the way back up. |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:07:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The answer will be more government. No! More taxes/fees will be the answer! |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:13:02 PM EDT
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White racist are clearly to blame
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:13:55 PM EDT
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La Nina.
Comes and goes. That river will be full again another day. |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:16:21 PM EDT
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My son filling it up a few years ago.
 
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:17:36 PM EDT
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So this must be the first time it’s gone dry then? That would be alarming.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:18:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I bet there are some good archaeological finds to be had in that riverbed. Trash left by illegal aliens? |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:24:41 PM EDT
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Illegals drank it all.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:24:59 PM EDT
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I don’t care
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:25:47 PM EDT
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I'm so confused.
 I thought water levels would rise as the ice caps melted from global warming. 
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:27:24 PM EDT
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Just divert a bit of water from Lake Mead.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:28:41 PM EDT
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We need more taxes.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:28:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The answer will be more government. 
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:28:56 PM EDT
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It’s getting sopped up by all the illegals crossing.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:44:19 PM EDT
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OMG, a dry riverbed in the desert
How could this have happened |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:45:57 PM EDT
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Oh no or something
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:50:54 PM EDT
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I thought it was well known that it dries up pretty regularly.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:59:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I thought it was well known that it dries up pretty regularly. It is, even running normally is usually no more than knee deep that far from the coast. |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 10:01:18 PM EDT
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Never let a crisis go to waste.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 10:04:21 PM EDT
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IIRC Mexico controls the output of the lakes that feed that area.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 10:09:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I bet there are some good archaeological finds to be had in that riverbed. |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 10:13:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So this must be the first time it’s gone dry then? That would be alarming. Not by a long shot. Parts of the Rio Grande in Big Bend are ankle deep in a good year. Lots of drugs and illegals moved through there. |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 10:13:43 PM EDT
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Unlimited illegal immigration is the solution to this. Everyone who's not a racist knows they contribute more resources than they use.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 10:14:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Oh no. Surely it’s Conservatives fault. a shitload of friend bracelets and other trinkets from mexico.... |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 11:31:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: La Nina. Comes and goes. That river will be full again another day. |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 11:38:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I bet there are some good archaeological finds to be had in that riverbed. Like a Dom Perignon bottle? |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 11:46:04 PM EDT
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I have pics of my great uncle with huge cats out that river. He floated it once a year. He and his bud's lived in a dry county. They all fished and got drunk one week per year.
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Posted: 5/21/2022 12:04:00 AM EDT
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Holy shit. The planet is changing. Who would have thought it.
Looking forward to people freaking out that it is overflowing and killing off some desert toad in 20 years. 
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Posted: 5/21/2022 12:07:10 AM EDT
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This is the fault of the Ultra MAGA.
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Posted: 5/21/2022 12:14:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm so confused. I thought water levels would rise as the ice caps melted from global warming. Only the oceans. But not near Martha’s Vineyard, or Hawaii. |
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Posted: 5/21/2022 1:57:11 AM EDT
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So many illegals have crossed it that their clothes sucked up all the water.
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Posted: 5/21/2022 2:07:14 AM EDT
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Dry year and upstream irrigation I suspect. It is not uncommon for parts to go dry, but apparently not this much or these parts.
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Posted: 5/21/2022 2:23:29 AM EDT
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That’s got to be brutal on the wildlife there. Beautiful area,.. camped there in ‘99 this time of year.
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Posted: 5/21/2022 2:37:50 AM EDT
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Trump did that.
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Posted: 5/21/2022 2:45:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Holy shit. The planet is changing. Who would have thought it. Looking forward to people freaking out that it is overflowing and killing off some desert toad FIFY |
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Posted: 5/21/2022 2:46:22 AM EDT
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Maybe if we give more money to Ukraine this wouldn't be a problem.
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Posted: 5/21/2022 2:48:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dry year and upstream irrigation I suspect. It is not uncommon for parts to go dry, but apparently not this much or these parts. Upstream from there, how many points are there where water is taken for irrigation and municipal water systems? How many of those have increased the amount of water they are taking, over what they were taking 10 years ago? |
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Posted: 5/21/2022 3:13:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: IIRC Mexico controls the output of the lakes that feed that area. Only because 100% of the flow is allocated before it reaches Ojinaga. Without human intervention the river would be 10' deep where the Conchos joins it. These days 10" is rare, but if the reservoirs in Mexico get too full the you'll see the river almost back to normal for a few days. |
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Posted: 5/21/2022 3:14:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Human use of the water is the problem, not the weather. |
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Posted: 5/21/2022 3:37:06 AM EDT
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Clearly someone is a racist.
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Posted: 5/21/2022 3:58:09 AM EDT
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One thing is for certain....when the Rio Grande is dry, they blame global warming. And when it is flooded, they also blame global warming.
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Posted: 5/21/2022 4:42:16 AM EDT
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Must be the Biden Hydroelectric Dam upstream of that location. Biden found out the dam is racist for releasing water and trying to murder undocumented wanderers, so he shut it down.
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Posted: 5/21/2022 5:07:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The answer will be more government. Another version of the TVA, someone needs a washing machine and a Chevrolet. |
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