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Belle of the Ranch

Let's talk about water in the southwest US....

Belle of the Ranch

Belle of the Ranch

Society & Culture

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2021

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Well, howdy there, internet people people let's bow again so today we're going to talk

0:25.8

about water and possible water shortages and how it might impact parts of the

0:32.0

southwestern United States.

0:34.0

Because there are some new projections related to Lake Powell and Mead.

0:39.0

In Mead, you're looking at a 22% chance of it dropping below 1,025 feet by 2023, and a 66%

0:50.8

chance of it dropping below that by 2025. That will result in a required

0:58.7

reduction of water usage for about 25 million people. It's not a small thing, it's not something that can

1:06.5

be overlooked. Now over at Powell you have a 3% chance of it not being able to generate hydroelectric next year,

1:20.0

and a 34% chance of it not being able to generate hydroelectric the next year.

1:27.0

That will impact about 6 million homes and businesses.

1:35.0

2020 and 2021 and by that they're saying it's been historic droughts and by that they're saying it's been the

1:40.0

most severe drought levels in paleo climate or historic records.

1:49.1

This isn't something that's just going to fix itself, it's not going to go away on its own. We might take this as a sign

1:57.3

that action needs to be taken now, that things need to be done now to mitigate climate change and

2:05.0

deal with some of the coming resource issues that are certain to come.

2:11.0

This isn't going to fix itself. If nothing is done, what is likely is people trucking

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