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crystalcastles13 t1_j3ukpy8 wrote

Well that’s cool, but uh what about the fact that Lake Mead, Lake Powell, and The Great Salt Lake are evaporating.

Also that snow melt in many areas of the west have developed this bizarre pink shit growing on it, rendering it totally not ok to drink or use for agriculture, etc.

The Great Salt Lake has lost more than something like 70% of it’s water, leaving 63% of the lake bed completely exposed.

Scientists are saying it will be gone in less than five years if emergency measures aren’t taken immediately.

Fun fact: also (although there’s been a lot of rain in California lately for a change (source lived in California most of my life)) that west coast folks will be the very first “climate migrants” in the US due to drought, there will literally be a completely untenable water situation within the next 8-10 years…and not just Ca, but much of the American west like Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and more.

I hope they’re wrong, but fear they’re right…

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Wonderful-Ear3309 t1_j3unyxi wrote

in one of my classes we were just talking about the evaporation of the Great Salt Lake and if it completely dries up the soil will most likely let off toxic chemicals that will make surrounding areas uninhabitable

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koalafly t1_j3uqjlb wrote

Is it actually evaporation? I thought it was the runoff from neighboring areas that used to flow into the lake has been diverted and used as a water source for the growing population in the area

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crystalcastles13 t1_j3ut0zy wrote

In the article is said that higher temps had caused evaporation, I’m sure there could be other causes as well but that was the only one named in this particular article.

It’s really sad.

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strangeattractors t1_j3v8j5k wrote

Don’t forget the Rhine and Mississippi River disappearing to the point where ships can no longer travel. Nothing to see here, la la la!!!!

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_Projects t1_j3vx3ip wrote

Also all rainwater on the planet, the entire Earth, has PFOS levels higher than the EPA limit (and the EPA limit is likely too high as is).

Can't drink rainwater safely anywhere on Earth already.

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