August 18, 2025
Global Drying?
Timothy Birdnow
Since there has been no smoking gun loss of ice or other such evidence of global warming the Gang Green is now in a panic over fresh water loss which they claim is going to kill us all (as if water does not recycle).
According to the article:
But the very core of climate change theory is that more water vapor will be in the atmosphere BECAUSE OF PLANETARY WARMING and this will drive more warming. Yet here we are now being told the world is getting dryer and the geniuses who write this stuff can't figure out that a drying world is a COOLER world, not a warmer one.
This in fact completely wrecks the hypothesis that carbon dioxide release is warming the planet. If it were it would be wetter, not dryer.
the article continues:
Well, we know that California has been in a drought, certainly, not at all an uncommon thing. But California's problems are mostly caused by an unwillingness to store water; they want it flowing into the sea to protect the darter snail or some other sort of bait fish. Millions of gallons of water are wasted that way - and then when they see a shortage they blame it on "climate change".
Much of this is driven by the environmentalism of the past half century. Dams have been pulled down, levies have been built to channel water to the sea rather than let it soak the lowlands where people want to build, etc. In the last few years California took down a number of major dams and let the water in their reservoir simply flow to the sea, wasted.
The authors of the study ramble on about how we've passed a "tipping point" (liberals love tipping points) and claim the Earth is drying up and blowing away, but the planet has been greening for decades now; there are more green zones that were once desert than ever. How can those two coincide? Because human beings are using more water to make them green, that's how. If you want to turn desert into oasis you have to use water.
Just take a look at Las Vegas.
So what areas are affected?
The very areas where population has increased dramatically and where water resources are now being stressed by agriculture and many, many thirsty people. These cities were small towns until air conditioning made them tolerable and now they are major concernes, sucking up water.
And here we all chase after the will-o-the-wisp of "green energy" and the like, wasting money on it, when we should be looking at new ways to desalinate water. The water is there; it's just a matter of getting the salt out of it. We can run pipelines and aquaducts to where the water is needed once we do that.
Cheap desalination would revolutionize human society. The whole world can turn green.
But instead we're working on electric cars and wind mills and solar panels, all poor excuses for what we have at present.
Nature herself desalinates water when it evaporates. Water is an entirely renewable resource. It's only precious in places that never had much. Worry about the loss of groundwater is a vain effort because ground water will renew as long as we don't take more than is there, and as long as we take steps to guide it and to store it.
The article concludes with a call to action:
Always with them the sky is falling and doomsday is just around the corner.
Notice that; more international "cooperation", double down on "sustainability" which is code for dismantling our industrial society, more regulation, more, more, more. All of the things that caused this alleged loss of water will be doubled down on and when it gets worse they will claim "we waited too long" and then impose REAL draconian policies to force us back to the nineteenth century.
Environmentalism has always been a scam, a red herring to lead us to socialism and world government by the back door. This is just more of the same.
Since there has been no smoking gun loss of ice or other such evidence of global warming the Gang Green is now in a panic over fresh water loss which they claim is going to kill us all (as if water does not recycle).
According to the article:
The research team reports that drying areas on land are expanding at a rate roughly twice the size of California every year. And, the rate at which dry areas are getting drier now outpaces the rate at which wet areas are getting wetter, reversing long-standing hydrological patterns.
But the very core of climate change theory is that more water vapor will be in the atmosphere BECAUSE OF PLANETARY WARMING and this will drive more warming. Yet here we are now being told the world is getting dryer and the geniuses who write this stuff can't figure out that a drying world is a COOLER world, not a warmer one.
This in fact completely wrecks the hypothesis that carbon dioxide release is warming the planet. If it were it would be wetter, not dryer.
the article continues:
The researchers identified the type of water loss on land, and for the first time, found that 68% came from groundwater alone — contributing more to sea level rise than glaciers and ice caps on land.
"These findings send perhaps the most alarming message yet about the impact of climate change on our water resources,” said Jay Famiglietti, the study’s principal investigator and a Global Futures Professor with the ASU School of Sustainability. "Continents are drying, freshwater availability is shrinking, and sea level rise is accelerating. The consequences of continued groundwater overuse could undermine food and water security for billions of people around the world. This is an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ moment — we need immediate action on global water security.”
"These findings send perhaps the most alarming message yet about the impact of climate change on our water resources,” said Jay Famiglietti, the study’s principal investigator and a Global Futures Professor with the ASU School of Sustainability. "Continents are drying, freshwater availability is shrinking, and sea level rise is accelerating. The consequences of continued groundwater overuse could undermine food and water security for billions of people around the world. This is an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ moment — we need immediate action on global water security.”
Well, we know that California has been in a drought, certainly, not at all an uncommon thing. But California's problems are mostly caused by an unwillingness to store water; they want it flowing into the sea to protect the darter snail or some other sort of bait fish. Millions of gallons of water are wasted that way - and then when they see a shortage they blame it on "climate change".
Much of this is driven by the environmentalism of the past half century. Dams have been pulled down, levies have been built to channel water to the sea rather than let it soak the lowlands where people want to build, etc. In the last few years California took down a number of major dams and let the water in their reservoir simply flow to the sea, wasted.
The authors of the study ramble on about how we've passed a "tipping point" (liberals love tipping points) and claim the Earth is drying up and blowing away, but the planet has been greening for decades now; there are more green zones that were once desert than ever. How can those two coincide? Because human beings are using more water to make them green, that's how. If you want to turn desert into oasis you have to use water.
Just take a look at Las Vegas.
So what areas are affected?
Southwestern North America and Central America: this region includes major food-producing regions across the American Southwest, along with major desert cities such as Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, and major metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles and Mexico City.
The very areas where population has increased dramatically and where water resources are now being stressed by agriculture and many, many thirsty people. These cities were small towns until air conditioning made them tolerable and now they are major concernes, sucking up water.
And here we all chase after the will-o-the-wisp of "green energy" and the like, wasting money on it, when we should be looking at new ways to desalinate water. The water is there; it's just a matter of getting the salt out of it. We can run pipelines and aquaducts to where the water is needed once we do that.
Cheap desalination would revolutionize human society. The whole world can turn green.
But instead we're working on electric cars and wind mills and solar panels, all poor excuses for what we have at present.
Nature herself desalinates water when it evaporates. Water is an entirely renewable resource. It's only precious in places that never had much. Worry about the loss of groundwater is a vain effort because ground water will renew as long as we don't take more than is there, and as long as we take steps to guide it and to store it.
The article concludes with a call to action:
The study calls for immediate action to slow and reverse groundwater depletion, protect remaining freshwater resources, and adapt to the growing risk of water scarcity and coastal flooding. The research team goes on to say that strategic water management, international cooperation, and sustainable policies are essential to preserving water for future generations and mitigating further damage to planetary systems.
The research will also support an upcoming World Bank Group flagship report that will delve deeper into these findings, including the human and economic implications of continental drying, and present actionable solutions for countries to address the growing freshwater crisis.
The research will also support an upcoming World Bank Group flagship report that will delve deeper into these findings, including the human and economic implications of continental drying, and present actionable solutions for countries to address the growing freshwater crisis.
Always with them the sky is falling and doomsday is just around the corner.
Notice that; more international "cooperation", double down on "sustainability" which is code for dismantling our industrial society, more regulation, more, more, more. All of the things that caused this alleged loss of water will be doubled down on and when it gets worse they will claim "we waited too long" and then impose REAL draconian policies to force us back to the nineteenth century.
Environmentalism has always been a scam, a red herring to lead us to socialism and world government by the back door. This is just more of the same.
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