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The Colorado River is shrinking. What happens next?

16 days ago by Midnight to c/collapse

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Lake Mead is at its lowest level since it was filled nearly 90 years ago, Lake Powell also at a historic low
mrmisses 15 points 16 days ago

Data centers run out of water. Oh yeah, people too. I guess.

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Fishnoodle 0 points 16 days ago

I just can't help but think, what if people start pouring packets of gelatin in the water intake area?

Sounds like fun

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HerbGrower 1 point 16 days ago

What about a couple of general purpose 25kg cement bags?

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gravitas_deficiency 0 points 16 days ago

It would be absolutely hilarious to use a container or eight of this right at the water inlet of AWS us-east-1 🤠

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Fishnoodle 13 points 16 days ago

The Southwest becomes a pipe dream... Although, sriously, you built a house in a fucking desert. What was your expectation?

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hanrahan 1 point 16 days ago

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someguy3 7 points 16 days ago

Build on the floodplain!

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ladicius 2 points 16 days ago

Unfortunately this is not a joke.

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moldy_rice 3 points 16 days ago

We stop eating meat. Then the river gets bigger

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Godric 2 points 15 days ago

According to my friend after a heartbreaking Colorado Avalanche vs Las Vegas Golden Knights game:

"Cut off Vegas and let them die of dehydration"

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Carrots -2 points 16 days ago

Fewer Americans?

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hanrahan 2 points 16 days ago

they'll all move, to Canada?

I notice how none of the solutions proposed include MOVING people to where there's more water, too expensive you say and yet...

We are going to be able to weather the storm but it’s going to be very expensive,” said Roerink.

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Carrots 2 points 16 days ago

A person cannot just decide to move to another country and the next day they’re renting a home and working a job.

So no, they aren’t going to move.

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poVoq 3 points 16 days ago

In some places like the EU, they can. Don't let an imaginary line on a map limit your imagination of what is and is not possible 🤷

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HerbGrower 1 point 16 days ago

Or move them to one of the swamp states who have too much water? Might help dry it a little if they drink some of it.

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moldy_rice -1 points 16 days ago

Canada is in America

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