Drought stops world's largest man-made lake from producing electricity
Posted by TwoRight9509@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 41 comments
Collapse related because even our largest and most (seemingly) secure infrastructure is collapsing in the face of our atmospheric poisoning of the planet.
The Amazon is in drought and tributaries of the Amazon River are drying up.
The lights are flashing red. The alarm is loud.
Can you hear it?
Xamzarqan@reddit
Simple criticism? You seem to be arguing in bad faith here.
If you plan is to turn people here into tech optimists, it's not working.
Once again, you are only here to mock those who you perceived as "doomers".
birgor@reddit
Who are you talking to?
gliMMr_@reddit
old.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/1g4g059/drought_stops_worlds_largest_manmade_lake_from/ls4hcd1/
birgor@reddit
Thanks. How come u/Xamzarqan's comment shows up in the top layer and not where it seems to be written?
dumnezero@reddit
It's a locked thread, no replies.
Xamzarqan@reddit
dumnezero@reddit
Is this the one where they're manually digging wells in the river bed? I remember reading about that in recent weeks. It looks like what's going on in the photo.
... Business As Usual.
hypothetical_zombie@reddit
We've been watching Lake Mead steadily heading towards dead pool here in NV. The Hoover Dam supplies a lot of electricity to us & it'll be decommissioned.
whichkey45@reddit
Well the lights and alarm have gone off because the electricity has run out.
BeardedGlass@reddit
"See? It stopped. Everything's fine guys. You're all overreacting. My neighborhood is peaceful and the weather's good. Life's good. This is fine."
Rygar_Music@reddit
I’m going to enjoy the few remaining years of abundance.
Good luck 🍀
a_dance_with_fire@reddit
People have been oblivious to the multitude of alarms and canaries in the coal mines. They’ll continue to keep their head in the ground and think this is not happening
AxlotlRose@reddit
My area was known for its rich anthracite coal. The canaries in the coalmine are no more, since the mines flooded when the greedy coal companies mined UNDER the Susquehanna river. We now have schools built on culm banks.
Ok_Construction_8136@reddit
Y’all ever wonder if the worst outcome is the next 50 years or so being mostly fine and you guys wasted your lives dooming?
TwoRight9509@reddit (OP)
Except that drought stopped the worlds largest man made lake from producing electricty etc etc etc.
The writing is on the wall.
The science is clear and you just have to read what the science says. If science isn’t your thing and you’re just not that in to the whole science thing for whatever reason then ya, ok. You do you
Ok_Construction_8136@reddit
I’m into the science. Big fan of renewables and the clean energy transition :)
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TwoRight9509@reddit (OP)
And you if you don’t adequately anticipate one.
Doomers don’t think that cats and warlocks are going to start falling from the sky next week. They think that agriculture will fail sufficiently over the next decade to produce shortages that will roil poor nations and that water-stressed cities and countries will see large populations on the move looking for safety and solace. Does will close and what does the world do - morally - with those people? Doomerism is (as far as I can tell) a fear about what our overall reactions to those circumstances will probably be.
Ok_Construction_8136@reddit
What are you doing to prepare for such a scenario?
Namatheox@reddit
Unlikely? The lake in the city i born is almost fully dry, we're hoping the in the beginning of November, when the rainy season start, IF the rainy season comes, we're doubting, then the Amazonas river and the lake will fill up again. Manaus is running out of some resources, the city i born, as I said, the prices are skyrocketing, people needing to stock water, gas, food, as soon as possible because the government is corrupt and don't give a fuck to help the people. I think about the ones who really need the river to survive... the weather is totally a mess.
Corius_Erelius@reddit
Stocking food, medicine, fuel, off-grid power, and a way to be mobile.
Ok_Construction_8136@reddit
What does 'a way to be mobile' entail?
Xamzarqan@reddit
I don't know why you are even here. It seems you are only in this sub only to make fun of "doomers".
You should stick to the technohopium subs.
Ok_Construction_8136@reddit
Come Mr. Taliban tally my bananas
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lightweight12@reddit
Wake up! Maybe spend a little more time following current events before you spout off your nonsense. Just because you live in your safe bubble doesn't mean folks aren't already suffering the consequences of climate change.
Ok_Construction_8136@reddit
Yes wake up guys. Look at the breathtaking pace of the clean energy transition. India is at 46% clean energy as of last month! The IEA says global tripling by 2030 is in reach
lightweight12@reddit
Just a FYI..."the clean energy transition" isn't removing any of the carbon dioxide that is heating the planet... But whatever helps you to sleep at night there buddy
Ok_Construction_8136@reddit
We’re still within the window where net zero is a good result. At the current rate we’re well on the way
jermster@reddit
God, I hope so. I figure I have 35 or so left in me.
daviddjg0033@reddit
Lucky you my grandfather lived to 92 so I get to die of exposure probably before the great Grain Collapse of 2035. Anyways, time to fire up them coal-fired plants - these electrons are not going to move themselves. So how much renewable electricity comes from hydropower and when will that get replaced by a stable source, cough, cough, of energy, cough, like natural gas wait no um nuclear? [the crowd lost me already.] Maybe we can solar panel that desert in the Sahara and wait where is the copper where most of the energy is dissapated as heat come from? The DRC is right next door and I heard we only need like 5 more earths to do this. No really, look at renewables and someone tell me I am mathing this right because when dams are no longer reliable sources of renewable energy after the great Damming of the rivers 1950- where are we going to get energy from and why is the answer fossil fuels?
Ok_Construction_8136@reddit
2035 is a suspiciously satisfying number. Why are these estimates never like 2037 or 2042 - I'll tell you why, it's because they are totally arbitrary
baron_barrel_roll@reddit
Even the Pentagon estimates the collapse of the military by 2040.
Ok_Construction_8136@reddit
Gimme a source
baron_barrel_roll@reddit
https://www.vice.com/en/article/us-military-could-collapse-within-20-years-due-to-climate-change-report-commissioned-by-pentagon-says/
It was even during Trump's reign. Lol
Ok_Construction_8136@reddit
If you read the report it makes it clear that the prediction is based the worst case scenario of the world's governments doing nothing. Given the fact that PV is now the cheapest form of power and clean energy is now being expanded at an exponential rate - the IEA has claimed that global tripling by 2030 is within reach, I think we can consider this report, which is pretty old in STEM terms, bunk
TwoRight9509@reddit (OP)
“may happen” - it’s a world of maybes and that’s the trouble; we’ve never been here before and I’m afraid that we’ve poisoned the atmosphere so much that we will melt the permafrost and that is the end, scientifically. So - so stake your claim; what do you say is going to happen?
None of us have certainty. You seem like an open thinker and that’s good - but crystal ball it for me and say why you believe whatever that crystal ball says. You might be right.
It’s after midnight where I am so I’ll look for your answer in the morning : )
karshberlg@reddit
I envy you so much. I don't even need the future to doom about, what has already happened is enough.
TrickyProfit1369@reddit
I would be glad. Worst case scenario is preps saving me money.
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Except that drought stopped the worlds largest man made lake from producing electricty etc etc etc.
The writing is on the wall.
The science is clear and you just have to read what the science says. If science isn’t your thing and you’re just not that in to the whole science thing for whatever reason then ya, ok. You do you.
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TwoRight9509@reddit (OP)
Except that drought stopped the worlds largest man made lake from producing electricty etc etc etc.
The writing is on the wall.
The science is clear and you just have to read what the science says. If science isn’t your thing and you’re just not that in to the whole science thing for whatever reason then ya, ok. You do you.