Check out the videos referenced in this episode HERE 👀👇▶ Damaged Pipes Found INSIDE Glen Canyon Dam: th-cam.com/video/iWFGATBYefY/w-d-xo.html FULL HISTORY of Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell: th-cam.com/video/J19iRm1xGEY/w-d-xo.html [CRW#001] California ALFAFA Farms: th-cam.com/video/OLJS9gMsBiQ/w-d-xo.html [CRW#002] Wall Street Eyes BILLIONS in River Rights: th-cam.com/video/OLJS9gMsBiQ/w-d-xo.html Liberty Bell Arch & Mine | LAKE MEAD HIKING th-cam.com/video/XXPjU1gef4E/w-d-xo.html Thank you to everyone here who has stuck around the channel as we close out ANOTHER water year📆 Thank you for your patience! Life has drawn us away from making videos for a while, but we always have something in the works. Hope everyone has a great end of the year, and a warm festive holiday season! Don't forget to comment below and let us know what you'd like to see next. CHEERS~ 🤠 While we're away... linktr.ee/mojo.adventures
Such great reporting! Thank you again. All of these are really good questions. I for one believe that if we don't start serious sustainable communities all the hopes and prayers are not going to stop the developers and their insatiable need. I'm thinking that all of man's trying to control the weather is already showing signs of catastrophy. Mother nature knows what she is doing to maintain a healthy planet. Man does not. But one thing stands out. Lake Mead is only a 3rd full. Not much wiggle room, espeically when 2026 future cuts haven't even been revealed yet. Keep on giving us the facts!
Thank you Martina! Appreciate the motivation with the Gringo Gazette writings while we've been away also😎 I presented to another commenter... I wonder if the seeding studies will become standard procedure in the lower basin every winter now? I think we need to be careful with whatever solution we choose because more meddling could easily make the situation worse. There doesn't seem to be a lot of coordination between the separate agencies in different States either. It seems like it's every region for themselves! This approach certainly wouldn't end well. It is good to see the States (reluctantly) try to work towards finalizing all the 2026 issues. It could just be since the goalpost is finally getting close now. Like we've discussed before... none of these entities want to be "forced" to do anything just as little as the USBR wants to do any forcing. Much easier for all parties to concede a little now so they can use that as an example as to why they shouldn't concede a LOT later. We'll have to see what kind of water year materializes around February to know how talks proceed. I think these next two winters are going to dictate a lot (even though they shouldn't, unfortunately!)
Your channel is highly informative relative to the Water issues; from the Rockies to my 40% lawn in Pasadena, California. Two interesting topics were presented today; 1) Las Vegas heat and why, and, 2) the overall water usage and effects of conservation. I have followed this subject for years now, and it appears that we are finally affecting the 'usage' issue based on your reported reservoir totals. This adjustment downline appears to have finally taken hold. I know a number of my neighbors are either making changes for drought-effective yards or like in my case, I have reduced my front yard water usage by 60% by changing over to drought-tolerant plants and shrubs and eliminating over half of my yard of grass and thirsty plants. In so doing, this also eliminated one complete sprinkler system servicing 12 individual sprinklers. Everyone now believes that it can be done...by education and seeing is believing. Neighborhood stories of slashed water bills also encourage behaviors. (PS...the notion of eliminating Glen Canyon Damn, was quite interesting).
Thanks! Good to see you back for the update👍 The xeriscaping is catching on a lot more now, even in places where it's not deemed necessary like it is here in Vegas. There was a stigma around it for a while folks thought it meant you had to have a yard full of rocks and dead brush or something. The modern xeriscaping options though are just about endless though. Good to hear it worked out well for you! And saving water! Much less maintenance too. Folks here are getting a bit confused since Las Vegas went "scorched earth" on removal to save water. Now it seems like they are walking back on it some (at least with trees.) Most people want to do the right thing, but it's frustrating when you rip up a yard of mature trees thinking you're helping, then a few years later a new community is built next door where they require every house to have a certain number trees to mitigate heat. As far as Glen Canyon Dam, I think those bypass/decommission chants will just continue until we either have another 1983 flood type event and absolutely need the capacity, OR the USBR makes lasting permanent changes to the problems there. I am very interested to see what happens there because I honestly think it could go either way with the state of things...
@@mojo.adventures Thanks Joey. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I certainly am thankful for your channel and incredible updates!
Awesome, glad you enjoyed those! I like lining them up too👍 Just difficult sometimes, especially if the boat is back underwater😂 I think maybe I'll put together one of just the boat wrecks before and after. That might be neat too!
that's what I did 3,000 square feet of grass gone but I kept seven large trees that are all down to ground water and some shrubs close to the house. my power bill has gone down three years in a row and I have a lot less work to do.
A normal roof has an albedo of .2 to .4 (20 to 40 percent of sunlight is reflected). A solar panel has an albedo of 0.0 (all sunlight is absorbed and converted to heat). The white reflective roof coatings are around .8 albedo (80% of sunlight is reflected). And there are new coatings that actually *_cool_* the surface they are on. There are demo videos here on youtube, and it is in the ball park of 2 to 4 degrees, if I remember correctly. If every urban roof was painted with either reflective paint, or cooling paint, that would make a big dent in the urban heat island effect. Another benefit is that asphalt shingles painted with reflective paint don't degrade as quickly, so don't have to be replaced as often.
@@danielwulff You are right, my bad assumption. Solar panel makers want the albedo to be zero so that they make more power, but don't achieve that. I wanted to check on what the number actually is, but it is surprisingly difficult to find a number. I found that fresh asphalt was .01 to .03. And I found an experimental study that found that nighttime temperatures above solar panels, were from 2 to 4 degrees C hotter than ambient, depending on what the ambient was. I think some solar panel sites were saying that solar panels were less than .1, but nothing more specific. Moreover, I could not determine if the reflection from solar panels was at a different wavelength than the incident radiation wavelength. There seemed to be conversion to longer wavelengths. The electricity that is generated also converts to heat when it is used, just not at the site of the panel.
Great info! Thank you for sharing all that👍 I have never heard of "albedo" unit before. More to look into for me! It seems the general consensus here in the desert is that all roofs/commercial buildings/carports should be covered in solar panels to harvest the energy for city use. If I understand correctly, that may actually INCREASE the heat island effect though. Perhaps the larger solar arrays would be better out in the open desert? I'm not sure honestly. It seems like a good start would be at least to get the cooling or reflective paint incorporated into new builds where it can be used.
@@mojo.adventures I agree. I think there should be a tax for using shingles that are not light colored, or not painting tile roofs with reflective paint. And yes, I think it is pretty well agreed that they do increase heat island effect. There is an old study that tried to figure out what would happen if Europe got 20% of its energy from solar panels in the Sahara desert (the albedo for untouched desert like the Sahara is ~.4). It turned out that the weather patterns of Europe, and to a smaller extent the whole world, would be altered significantly, by capturing that much more heat in the Sahara, even with the transfer of electricity to Europe. The argument that green energy proponents make is that solar panel heat increase is much less than the heat that carbon dioxide creates by being in the atmosphere. So, if solar panels displace coal, they are a win, because they prevent CO2. Wind doesn't have that problem, because it harvests energy already in the atmosphere. And neither does nuclear, of course. The heat island effect is recursive, because the hotter it is, the more electricity is used to run air conditioning which generates more heat. It isn't runaway, but does increase heat, not to mention making urban living more uncomfortable and expensive. The other thing that heat islands do is change precipitation patterns. Storms tend to bounce off the heat island, so cities receive less rain. Edit: Mistake on the Sahara information. 20% of the desert covered, not 20% of Europe's power. From one paper I found. Do search on 'solar panel Sahara desert' to find lots more. The consequences of a warmer, greener Sahara would be felt around the world, from drought in the Amazon to sea loss in the Arctic Covering 20 percent of the Sahara with solar farms raises local temperatures in the desert by 1.5°C according to our model. At 50 percent coverage, the temperature increase is 2.5°C. This warming will eventually be spread around the globe by atmosphere and ocean movement, raising the world’s average temperature by 0.16°C for 20 percent coverage, and 0.39°C for 50 percent coverage. Edit2: Let me clarify my tax suggestion. Suppose it costs $1000 to apply a roof coating that lasts for 10 years. Then the tax would be $110 per year, less than $10 a month, so that there is a slight incentive to coat a roof. The homeowner would probably save at least that much in reduced cooling costs.
Excellent, appreciate the comment and feedback! That is something newer to me also. It will be interesting to see how this is integrated into future development...
I grew up in a SoCal city that planted many, many trees! Unfortunately, they also planted trees with no thought to root structures and how they would damage sidewalks, pipes, and structures. But, the trees absolutely provided heat relief during the summer and also enhanced the aesthetics of the community. As I aged, people started removing these trees because of the issues above, and few replanted a new tree. I occasionally drive by the house I grew up in, and while many trees remain, the decision to not replant has certainly affected the aesthetics of the community I grew up in. So, yes, I absolutely support green spaces and adding trees to cities. But, it needs to be done with forward thought to water consumption and how the trees will affect the areas they share.
Thank you for this video! Bottom line is that the area has more people than nature would allow, and even with human technology, conservation can only go so far: it will permit more people to survive on what's available. The doomsayers forecast progressive worsening over decades and centuries. If they prove right, the best efforts may prove inadequate.
Green space should be a happy balance. I live in the victor valley in Ca and have all my life. I remember as a kid(35-40yrs ago) we used to get summer thunder storms almost all the time in July and Aug. I have felt for years that we not longer get them due to the heat effect you discussed in the video. There is so much build up of homes, streets and the disappearance of natural environment that it has changed the upper atmosphere and the weather that would once come across a certain region gets diverted due to heat rising unless the storm is strong enough to over come or the ground temp is cooler. Putting up trees and parks could defiantly help. However, we are in a desert. I feel that CA needs to step up and work on reducing their water consumption A lot. As CA uses more water they are not planning, to my knowledge, of doing anything to curb water consumption or moving water from the north to south to help the situation. Sorry for the novel, and thanks for the video.
Thank you for commenting! No problems with a novel, I like reading all the information from viewers 👍 I agree, I don't see how all the urban buildup concentrated in one areas WOULDN'T affect the surrounding environment in some way. I guess we are still learning how. Here in Las Vegas it seems like this year was especially brutal. This definitely isn't my first summer rodeo in the desert either, I basically live outside!
Good brief. Thank you. I’m not against bypassing Glen Canyon dam, I think it would be a mistake to tear the dam down, if that is the plan. That is infrastructure that just can’t be built again. More green space would be nice, along with not building homes in every square inch of land they can find. It’s a tough problem with no easy solutions.
I definitely agree with you! I'm not sure a new "mega-dam" like Glen Canyon or Hoover would even get approval in this day and age. It seems the consensus now is towards multiple smaller, regional dams. The Glen Canyon Institute seems more driven towards the "decommissioning" approach and not a teardown. That is a wise move because I don't think they'd have much support for a complete removal. Thanks for watching and dropping in!
Food for thought. In 1918 there were approximately 2 billion people in the world. In 2024 there are 8 billion people, there is the same amount of water, just 4x as many people using it. I use this analogy, many years ago 2 million people walked to a lake and put a straw in and drank, the lake is still the same size, but now 8 billion people put a straw and drink the same water, and people ask where did the water go?
I think it will be a cold dry winter! Our water quality is horrible, over 540 on the TDS meter! I also think it's a matter of time to Deadpool, possible as soon as 27'? I would have turned San Onofre into a de-cell plant decades ago and piped the water to Powel and Mead.
I come from Chicago and green space are very important to keeping the weather stable the more trees and grass the potential for rain and cooling their should be more though put in to getting fresh water from the Midwest through pipelines and natural ways. But what do I know just a human.
Thank you for the comment! I'm a Great Laker also 👋 Definitely miss the green spaces, but NOT the lake effect snow back in the midwest! I hope cities like Las Vegas learn their value and integrate them into new communities.
When I see 18K subscribers, I get very sad and SMH. With the tens of millions living in the Upper/Lower CO River states, every one of them would benefit from this kind of outstanding, comprehensive water reporting and Y-o-Y water level data. Think how much more informed, responsible and vigilant its 7-State citizenry would be! From the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, I have to tip my hat-- Outstanding job providing this Year In Review. Hoping for another 2023 heavy snowpack. (Then again, I hoped we'd certainly be a nation smart enough to reject a convicted felon con man for the highest office in the Land...so "hope" is never be a good strategy, is it?)
Unfortunately there's no water to irrigate green spaces and trees take a long time to get established to the point where they can find the water table. We lost a lot of trees to the extreme heat this summer.
I know that's true... I've seen all the dead trees from this summer and many folks upset about the cost of replacing expensive landscaping. The younger trees also get destroyed by the high winds if their roots aren't developed like you said. If the heat don't get them, you see half the replanted stuff uprooted in Spring wind!
Hi i follow you I’m from Canada question what happens when lake mead and lake Powell hits dead pool is there a nothing way to get water from other lakes ?
Welcome from Canada👋 You are correct! Some of the larger river basin cities like Las Vegas and Phoenix rely almost exclusively on the sustained flow of the Colorado River. Other cities like L.A. and San Diego have multiple water sources and only "augment" their supply with the Colorado. There are *some* isolated communities on the outskirts of river cities (for instance Pahrump or Mesquite) that have reliable well water and could sustain residents. By far and large though, the actual cities like Las Vegas and the residents in urban areas exclusively rely on the Colorado River flow. The biggest impact would be on any river user downstream/south of Lake Mead and Hoover Dam. That would be Arizona and California. They would receive NO RIVER WATER if Hoover Dam hits deadpool. At the point of deadpool however, the city of Las Vegas COULD indeed still draw their city water from Lake Mead. This is due to the construction of a newer "3rd intake" completed in 2015. I covered that a bit in a previous lake update if you want to learn more. Check out the chapter "3rd intake Study" -> th-cam.com/video/GV_lGh0pYt0/w-d-xo.html If Lake Powell were to hit deadpool, that would mean all river users south of Utah (including Las Vegas) would lose their water supply. The entire Grand Canyon would go dry! This is why many outside groups are calling for a "bypass" to be installed up at Lake Powell. Thank you for checking out the channel!
Green space makes sense for deep rooted trees, cacti and drought tolerant plants. I don’t believe there should be any flat land grass which is shallow roots and requires a mountain of water. Get rid of or redesign golf courses to be set for a arid environment. Sorry no water barriers but the ground cover could be set up where it would be just as difficult. There are ways to reshuffle this it simply requires people to give a damn. Sorry for the last word but it isn’t directed at anyone just the concept of not caring.
Great points here! Thank you for commenting👍 You're right it requires people to give a damn about the total effect. I think the prevailing attitude in these big desert cities still is "I can afford it, who cares." Both in terms of landscaping, pools, and artificial water features. Some of these extravagant communities it doesn't matter the price of the water bill. They will always be able to pay it.
Evapo-transpiration isn't 'cooling.' It is latent heat absorbed by water as it goes thru a phase-change. Temperature and heat are not the same! If only people knew that water-vapor is a greenhouse gas. Horticulture contributes to the greenhouse effect. We live in ignorance with half of a high school diploma.
We have a couple here also that were "grandfathered" into the new regulations. No longer permitted, but the city still sells them water to fill. The one developer brags to new clients "no one would ever be able to build a community like this now in Las Vegas" which is true, but it's an odd flex to waste water for vanity. You can't deny the inflated value it brings to those communities and home sales though. I'm guessing that's why it will continue!
In my experience and training. I think that the plethora of Cloud Seeding going on over Utah and Colorado. The amount of water they will create is unknown to many ❤
Good call! It's hard to pin down the total effect of the cloud seeding studies going on up and down the Colorado. Many are done by separate entities between different States. Maybe it will become SOP to cloud seed every winter from now on?
Check out the videos referenced in this episode HERE 👀👇▶
Damaged Pipes Found INSIDE Glen Canyon Dam: th-cam.com/video/iWFGATBYefY/w-d-xo.html
FULL HISTORY of Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell: th-cam.com/video/J19iRm1xGEY/w-d-xo.html
[CRW#001] California ALFAFA Farms: th-cam.com/video/OLJS9gMsBiQ/w-d-xo.html
[CRW#002] Wall Street Eyes BILLIONS in River Rights: th-cam.com/video/OLJS9gMsBiQ/w-d-xo.html
Liberty Bell Arch & Mine | LAKE MEAD HIKING th-cam.com/video/XXPjU1gef4E/w-d-xo.html
Thank you to everyone here who has stuck around the channel as we close out ANOTHER water year📆 Thank you for your patience! Life has drawn us away from making videos for a while, but we always have something in the works. Hope everyone has a great end of the year, and a warm festive holiday season! Don't forget to comment below and let us know what you'd like to see next. CHEERS~ 🤠
While we're away...
linktr.ee/mojo.adventures
Such great reporting! Thank you again. All of these are really good questions. I for one believe that if we don't start serious sustainable communities all the hopes and prayers are not going to stop the developers and their insatiable need.
I'm thinking that all of man's trying to control the weather is already showing signs of catastrophy.
Mother nature knows what she is doing to maintain a healthy planet. Man does not.
But one thing stands out. Lake Mead is only a 3rd full. Not much wiggle room, espeically when 2026 future cuts haven't even been revealed yet.
Keep on giving us the facts!
Thank you Martina! Appreciate the motivation with the Gringo Gazette writings while we've been away also😎 I presented to another commenter... I wonder if the seeding studies will become standard procedure in the lower basin every winter now? I think we need to be careful with whatever solution we choose because more meddling could easily make the situation worse. There doesn't seem to be a lot of coordination between the separate agencies in different States either. It seems like it's every region for themselves! This approach certainly wouldn't end well.
It is good to see the States (reluctantly) try to work towards finalizing all the 2026 issues. It could just be since the goalpost is finally getting close now. Like we've discussed before... none of these entities want to be "forced" to do anything just as little as the USBR wants to do any forcing. Much easier for all parties to concede a little now so they can use that as an example as to why they shouldn't concede a LOT later.
We'll have to see what kind of water year materializes around February to know how talks proceed. I think these next two winters are going to dictate a lot (even though they shouldn't, unfortunately!)
Your channel is highly informative relative to the Water issues; from the Rockies to my 40% lawn in Pasadena, California. Two interesting topics were presented today; 1) Las Vegas heat and why, and, 2) the overall water usage and effects of conservation. I have followed this subject for years now, and it appears that we are finally affecting the 'usage' issue based on your reported reservoir totals. This adjustment downline appears to have finally taken hold. I know a number of my neighbors are either making changes for drought-effective yards or like in my case, I have reduced my front yard water usage by 60% by changing over to drought-tolerant plants and shrubs and eliminating over half of my yard of grass and thirsty plants. In so doing, this also eliminated one complete sprinkler system servicing 12 individual sprinklers. Everyone now believes that it can be done...by education and seeing is believing. Neighborhood stories of slashed water bills also encourage behaviors. (PS...the notion of eliminating Glen Canyon Damn, was quite interesting).
Thanks! Good to see you back for the update👍 The xeriscaping is catching on a lot more now, even in places where it's not deemed necessary like it is here in Vegas. There was a stigma around it for a while folks thought it meant you had to have a yard full of rocks and dead brush or something. The modern xeriscaping options though are just about endless though. Good to hear it worked out well for you! And saving water! Much less maintenance too. Folks here are getting a bit confused since Las Vegas went "scorched earth" on removal to save water. Now it seems like they are walking back on it some (at least with trees.) Most people want to do the right thing, but it's frustrating when you rip up a yard of mature trees thinking you're helping, then a few years later a new community is built next door where they require every house to have a certain number trees to mitigate heat.
As far as Glen Canyon Dam, I think those bypass/decommission chants will just continue until we either have another 1983 flood type event and absolutely need the capacity, OR the USBR makes lasting permanent changes to the problems there. I am very interested to see what happens there because I honestly think it could go either way with the state of things...
@@mojo.adventures Thanks Joey. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I certainly am thankful for your channel and incredible updates!
Hi guys, thanks for the updates. I like seeing your before and after pics. ❤
Awesome, glad you enjoyed those! I like lining them up too👍 Just difficult sometimes, especially if the boat is back underwater😂 I think maybe I'll put together one of just the boat wrecks before and after. That might be neat too!
@mojo.adventures it's always fascinating to compare. I really thought with the hot summer, we would see the boats appear again.
Excellent reporting. We can add trees to be more green. Grass is too much water.
Thank you for checking out the update! I agree, that sounds like a good plan 💯 We have to have some kind of green to break things up!
that's what I did 3,000 square feet of grass gone but I kept seven large trees that are all down to ground water and some shrubs close to the house. my power bill has gone down three years in a row and I have a lot less work to do.
A normal roof has an albedo of .2 to .4 (20 to 40 percent of sunlight is reflected). A solar panel has an albedo of 0.0 (all sunlight is absorbed and converted to heat). The white reflective roof coatings are around .8 albedo (80% of sunlight is reflected). And there are new coatings that actually *_cool_* the surface they are on. There are demo videos here on youtube, and it is in the ball park of 2 to 4 degrees, if I remember correctly. If every urban roof was painted with either reflective paint, or cooling paint, that would make a big dent in the urban heat island effect. Another benefit is that asphalt shingles painted with reflective paint don't degrade as quickly, so don't have to be replaced as often.
@@prismgems All good info, but the Albedo of solar panels is not 0. That would mean they reflect no light. Not even vantablack has an albedo of 0.
@@danielwulff You are right, my bad assumption. Solar panel makers want the albedo to be zero so that they make more power, but don't achieve that. I wanted to check on what the number actually is, but it is surprisingly difficult to find a number. I found that fresh asphalt was .01 to .03. And I found an experimental study that found that nighttime temperatures above solar panels, were from 2 to 4 degrees C hotter than ambient, depending on what the ambient was. I think some solar panel sites were saying that solar panels were less than .1, but nothing more specific. Moreover, I could not determine if the reflection from solar panels was at a different wavelength than the incident radiation wavelength. There seemed to be conversion to longer wavelengths. The electricity that is generated also converts to heat when it is used, just not at the site of the panel.
Great info! Thank you for sharing all that👍 I have never heard of "albedo" unit before. More to look into for me! It seems the general consensus here in the desert is that all roofs/commercial buildings/carports should be covered in solar panels to harvest the energy for city use. If I understand correctly, that may actually INCREASE the heat island effect though. Perhaps the larger solar arrays would be better out in the open desert? I'm not sure honestly. It seems like a good start would be at least to get the cooling or reflective paint incorporated into new builds where it can be used.
@@mojo.adventures I agree. I think there should be a tax for using shingles that are not light colored, or not painting tile roofs with reflective paint. And yes, I think it is pretty well agreed that they do increase heat island effect. There is an old study that tried to figure out what would happen if Europe got 20% of its energy from solar panels in the Sahara desert (the albedo for untouched desert like the Sahara is ~.4). It turned out that the weather patterns of Europe, and to a smaller extent the whole world, would be altered significantly, by capturing that much more heat in the Sahara, even with the transfer of electricity to Europe. The argument that green energy proponents make is that solar panel heat increase is much less than the heat that carbon dioxide creates by being in the atmosphere. So, if solar panels displace coal, they are a win, because they prevent CO2. Wind doesn't have that problem, because it harvests energy already in the atmosphere. And neither does nuclear, of course. The heat island effect is recursive, because the hotter it is, the more electricity is used to run air conditioning which generates more heat. It isn't runaway, but does increase heat, not to mention making urban living more uncomfortable and expensive. The other thing that heat islands do is change precipitation patterns. Storms tend to bounce off the heat island, so cities receive less rain.
Edit: Mistake on the Sahara information. 20% of the desert covered, not 20% of Europe's power. From one paper I found. Do search on 'solar panel Sahara desert' to find lots more.
The consequences of a warmer, greener Sahara would be felt around the world, from drought in the Amazon to sea loss in the Arctic
Covering 20 percent of the Sahara with solar farms raises local temperatures in the desert by 1.5°C according to our model. At 50 percent coverage, the temperature increase is 2.5°C. This warming will eventually be spread around the globe by atmosphere and ocean movement, raising the world’s average temperature by 0.16°C for 20 percent coverage, and 0.39°C for 50 percent coverage.
Edit2: Let me clarify my tax suggestion. Suppose it costs $1000 to apply a roof coating that lasts for 10 years. Then the tax would be $110 per year, less than $10 a month, so that there is a slight incentive to coat a roof. The homeowner would probably save at least that much in reduced cooling costs.
Great video!!
The heat islands topic is very interesting.
I found the Heat islands to be the most interesting because I had never heard about that before.
Excellent, appreciate the comment and feedback! That is something newer to me also. It will be interesting to see how this is integrated into future development...
Let's just hope, for a good Water Year 2025.
Let it snow snow snow! 😃❄️🌧️
Removing all residential the grass in Las Vegas has made it noticeably hotter and dryer
We could say the proof was 2024... it was brutal this summer!
I grew up in a SoCal city that planted many, many trees! Unfortunately, they also planted trees with no thought to root structures and how they would damage sidewalks, pipes, and structures. But, the trees absolutely provided heat relief during the summer and also enhanced the aesthetics of the community. As I aged, people started removing these trees because of the issues above, and few replanted a new tree. I occasionally drive by the house I grew up in, and while many trees remain, the decision to not replant has certainly affected the aesthetics of the community I grew up in.
So, yes, I absolutely support green spaces and adding trees to cities. But, it needs to be done with forward thought to water consumption and how the trees will affect the areas they share.
Thanks!
Great to see you back for the update! Thank you so much, always appreciate the dedicated viewer support 🤠
Thank you for this video!
Bottom line is that the area has more people than nature would allow, and even with human technology, conservation can only go so far: it will permit more people to survive on what's available. The doomsayers forecast progressive worsening over decades and centuries. If they prove right, the best efforts may prove inadequate.
Green space should be a happy balance. I live in the victor valley in Ca and have all my life. I remember as a kid(35-40yrs ago) we used to get summer thunder storms almost all the time in July and Aug. I have felt for years that we not longer get them due to the heat effect you discussed in the video. There is so much build up of homes, streets and the disappearance of natural environment that it has changed the upper atmosphere and the weather that would once come across a certain region gets diverted due to heat rising unless the storm is strong enough to over come or the ground temp is cooler. Putting up trees and parks could defiantly help. However, we are in a desert. I feel that CA needs to step up and work on reducing their water consumption A lot. As CA uses more water they are not planning, to my knowledge, of doing anything to curb water consumption or moving water from the north to south to help the situation. Sorry for the novel, and thanks for the video.
Thank you for commenting! No problems with a novel, I like reading all the information from viewers 👍 I agree, I don't see how all the urban buildup concentrated in one areas WOULDN'T affect the surrounding environment in some way. I guess we are still learning how. Here in Las Vegas it seems like this year was especially brutal. This definitely isn't my first summer rodeo in the desert either, I basically live outside!
Good brief. Thank you. I’m not against bypassing Glen Canyon dam, I think it would be a mistake to tear the dam down, if that is the plan. That is infrastructure that just can’t be built again. More green space would be nice, along with not building homes in every square inch of land they can find. It’s a tough problem with no easy solutions.
I definitely agree with you! I'm not sure a new "mega-dam" like Glen Canyon or Hoover would even get approval in this day and age. It seems the consensus now is towards multiple smaller, regional dams. The Glen Canyon Institute seems more driven towards the "decommissioning" approach and not a teardown. That is a wise move because I don't think they'd have much support for a complete removal. Thanks for watching and dropping in!
Nice Cameo by Supercaster Monica Woods. The bar for smart hot weather casters.
Haha you nailed it! We love Monica 👍 The GO-TO for our Sierra snow and extreme weather forecasts. They do a good job covering the water situation too!
Food for thought. In 1918 there were approximately 2 billion people in the world. In 2024 there are 8 billion people, there is the same amount of water, just 4x as many people using it. I use this analogy, many years ago 2 million people walked to a lake and put a straw in and drank, the lake is still the same size, but now 8 billion people put a straw and drink the same water, and people ask where did the water go?
I think it will be a cold dry winter! Our water quality is horrible, over 540 on the TDS meter! I also think it's a matter of time to Deadpool, possible as soon as 27'? I would have turned San Onofre into a de-cell plant decades ago and piped the water to Powel and Mead.
I come from Chicago and green space are very important to keeping the weather stable the more trees and grass the potential for rain and cooling their should be more though put in to getting fresh water from the Midwest through pipelines and natural ways. But what do I know just a human.
Thank you for the comment! I'm a Great Laker also 👋 Definitely miss the green spaces, but NOT the lake effect snow back in the midwest! I hope cities like Las Vegas learn their value and integrate them into new communities.
When I see 18K subscribers, I get very sad and SMH. With the tens of millions living in the Upper/Lower CO River states, every one of them would benefit from this kind of outstanding, comprehensive water reporting and Y-o-Y water level data. Think how much more informed, responsible and vigilant its 7-State citizenry would be!
From the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, I have to tip my hat-- Outstanding job providing this Year In Review. Hoping for another 2023 heavy snowpack.
(Then again, I hoped we'd certainly be a nation smart enough to reject a convicted felon con man for the highest office in the Land...so "hope" is never be a good strategy, is it?)
Unfortunately there's no water to irrigate green spaces and trees take a long time to get established to the point where they can find the water table. We lost a lot of trees to the extreme heat this summer.
I know that's true... I've seen all the dead trees from this summer and many folks upset about the cost of replacing expensive landscaping. The younger trees also get destroyed by the high winds if their roots aren't developed like you said. If the heat don't get them, you see half the replanted stuff uprooted in Spring wind!
Hi i follow you I’m from Canada question what happens when lake mead and lake Powell hits dead pool is there a nothing way to get water from other lakes ?
Welcome from Canada👋 You are correct! Some of the larger river basin cities like Las Vegas and Phoenix rely almost exclusively on the sustained flow of the Colorado River. Other cities like L.A. and San Diego have multiple water sources and only "augment" their supply with the Colorado. There are *some* isolated communities on the outskirts of river cities (for instance Pahrump or Mesquite) that have reliable well water and could sustain residents. By far and large though, the actual cities like Las Vegas and the residents in urban areas exclusively rely on the Colorado River flow.
The biggest impact would be on any river user downstream/south of Lake Mead and Hoover Dam. That would be Arizona and California. They would receive NO RIVER WATER if Hoover Dam hits deadpool. At the point of deadpool however, the city of Las Vegas COULD indeed still draw their city water from Lake Mead. This is due to the construction of a newer "3rd intake" completed in 2015. I covered that a bit in a previous lake update if you want to learn more. Check out the chapter "3rd intake Study" -> th-cam.com/video/GV_lGh0pYt0/w-d-xo.html
If Lake Powell were to hit deadpool, that would mean all river users south of Utah (including Las Vegas) would lose their water supply. The entire Grand Canyon would go dry! This is why many outside groups are calling for a "bypass" to be installed up at Lake Powell. Thank you for checking out the channel!
The politicians will pass all sorts of water and green laws (in election years).The question is, will they enforce them.
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Green space makes sense for deep rooted trees, cacti and drought tolerant plants. I don’t believe there should be any flat land grass which is shallow roots and requires a mountain of water. Get rid of or redesign golf courses to be set for a arid environment. Sorry no water barriers but the ground cover could be set up where it would be just as difficult. There are ways to reshuffle this it simply requires people to give a damn. Sorry for the last word but it isn’t directed at anyone just the concept of not caring.
Great points here! Thank you for commenting👍 You're right it requires people to give a damn about the total effect. I think the prevailing attitude in these big desert cities still is "I can afford it, who cares." Both in terms of landscaping, pools, and artificial water features. Some of these extravagant communities it doesn't matter the price of the water bill. They will always be able to pay it.
Evapo-transpiration isn't 'cooling.' It is latent heat absorbed by water as it goes thru a phase-change. Temperature and heat are not the same! If only people knew that water-vapor is a greenhouse gas. Horticulture contributes to the greenhouse effect. We live in ignorance with half of a high school diploma.
One thing phoenix needs to do is ban these artificial lakeside neighborhoods.
We have a couple here also that were "grandfathered" into the new regulations. No longer permitted, but the city still sells them water to fill. The one developer brags to new clients "no one would ever be able to build a community like this now in Las Vegas" which is true, but it's an odd flex to waste water for vanity. You can't deny the inflated value it brings to those communities and home sales though. I'm guessing that's why it will continue!
In my experience and training. I think that the plethora of Cloud Seeding going on over Utah and Colorado. The amount of water they will create is unknown to many ❤
Good call! It's hard to pin down the total effect of the cloud seeding studies going on up and down the Colorado. Many are done by separate entities between different States. Maybe it will become SOP to cloud seed every winter from now on?
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@@mojo.adventures the skies are riddled with checkerboard lines. I do not miss lead you 🙏👍🤙🇺🇸🤔
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Thank you Dawn! Appreciate you supporting the channel since way back!✌️