Re:The only thing we should be talking about is the climate ...
by cogman10 on Friday April 08, 2022 @11:21AM
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Oh yeah, in just my 36 years of life, I've seen things change pretty drastically and have seen family videos for stuff I don't remember.
When I was born, my hometown would regularly see around 10ft of snow (I've seen the videos).
During my childhood, that reduced down to around 2->5 ft of snow.
Now, my home town is lucky to see 2->3 inches of snow.
This drought has caused major issues for a town that was built around farming. It's driven them to pull more water from the aquifer which itself has been in pretty rapid decline. Everyone just keeps drilling deeper and deeper pumps (30ft used to be enough, now 100+ft is what people are drilling).
These sorts of slow moving collapses are terrifying to watch. And, at the same time, infuriating to hear the deniers throughout my life claim it's a hoax/not real.
When I was born, my hometown would regularly see around 10ft of snow (I've seen the videos).
During my childhood, that reduced down to around 2->5 ft of snow.
Now, my home town is lucky to see 2->3 inches of snow.
This drought has caused major issues for a town that was built around farming. It's driven them to pull more water from the aquifer which itself has been in pretty rapid decline. Everyone just keeps drilling deeper and deeper pumps (30ft used to be enough, now 100+ft is what people are drilling).
These sorts of slow moving collapses are terrifying to watch. And, at the same time, infuriating to hear the deniers throughout my life claim it's a hoax/not real.