Drought may worsen???? (Austin: homes, price, estimate)

[thedude72]

Experts warn lawmakers drought could worsen - YNN - Your News Now

"They estimate that keeping Texas supplied with water for the next 50 years will come with a price tag of about $50 billion."

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by thedude72

Experts warn lawmakers drought could worsen - YNN - Your News Now

"They estimate that keeping Texas supplied with water for the next 50 years will come with a price tag of about $50 billion."

Old news from last November.

With our current population that is less than $2,000 per person for a lifetime of water. I'd rather pay it then run out of water.

[thedude72]

The Austin area population has grown more than 41 percent in the last 10 years and is projected to reach over 2 million by 2025. With this steady growth, you can expect continued demand for homes.

[thedude72]

I guess the laundromat TV must be broadcasting old news form November for today then?

[thedude72]

State releases 50-year water plan detailing uncertain future - YNN - Your News Now

[kbchitown]

This is the Texan mindset....charge more/pay more to ensure conservation(!?).
http://texasdroughtproject.org/droughtfacts.html

"Climatologists who have studied both the history and the computer models on Texas rainfall have concluded that the state is headed for a very long period--possibly marked in hundreds of years--wherein rainfall continues to decrease, and more of the state becomes desert-like, a process known as desertification."

When it's gone....it's gone.......

[senormatt]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

Old news from last November.

With our current population that is less than $2,000 per person for a lifetime of water. I'd rather pay it then run out of water.

I hope that wouldn't happen



It's so frustrating that all our continents are surrounded by endless water, yet we can't drink it. We need a large network of water pipes to pump the ocean water across the country and cheap technology to desalinate it. I wonder if that'll happen in a few hundred years or so.

[die Eichkatze]

Originally Posted by kbchitown

http://texasdroughtproject.org/droughtfacts.html

"Climatologists who have studied both the history and the computer models on Texas rainfall have concluded that the state is headed for a very long period--possibly marked in hundreds of years--wherein rainfall continues to decrease, and more of the state becomes desert-like, a process known as desertification."

That's funny because all the climate change computer models are not in agreement on rainfall in Texas. Some say more, some say less. Rising temperatures will lead to increased evaporation, which will further hurt our water supply.
On that same page they also talk about El Nino causing drought, which is completely false. El Nino means more rain, La Nina means less rain. There are also two other ocean temperature flucuation areas that impact Texas...the Pacific Decadal Oscillation(PDO) and the Atlantic Mutidecadal Oscillation(AMO).
Both are currently not in our favor, but the AMO is shifting negative which usually means a colder North America and also an increase in rainfall in Texas. The AMO was positive from the 1930s through the 1960s and also from the late 1990s through today(which was a dry time for Texas). The AMO was negative from the 1970s through the mid 1990s (which was a wet period for Texas). The November AMO index goes negative, first time since 1996 | Watts Up With That?

There are a lot of factors that effect our climatic patterns, and saying we will be in a prepetual drought is very short sighted and unscientific.

We do have a vast supply of ocean water to tap into, but we also have many aquifers that would also work for desalination. There are several projects underway, and also a lot of ongoing research into this supply: Innovative Water Technologies | Texas Water Development Board

[die Eichkatze]

A very good article explaining the current drought and all the stuff that goes into it by our state climatologist...Texas Drought and Global Warming | Climate Abyss | a Chron.com blog

**WARNING***
This is a very lengthy article and also very scientific in nature. (ie if you don't normally read on the subject it will probably bore you)

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by kbchitown

This is the Texan mindset....charge more/pay more to ensure conservation(!?).
http://texasdroughtproject.org/droughtfacts.html

"Climatologists who have studied both the history and the computer models on Texas rainfall have concluded that the state is headed for a very long period--possibly marked in hundreds of years--wherein rainfall continues to decrease, and more of the state becomes desert-like, a process known as desertification."

When it's gone....it's gone.......

I'm a little skeptical about accepting facts put forth by an organization I have never heard of, that is being run out of a private residence. They are asking for donations to support their fall programs, but have nothing on their schedule for the entire year. They spout lots of so called facts but provide no references for any of them. Something doesn't feel right here. That website does not appear to have been updated since 2009 or so.