Delaware River water levels at 60% as ‘salt front’ increases amid drought
Posted by Portalrules123@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 5 comments
Posted by Portalrules123@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 5 comments
DubbleDiller@reddit
Raining up and down the Delaware Valley tonight, with snow tomorrow in the poconos 🙌
antikythera_mekanism@reddit
The beautiful and mighty Delaware River had taken so much abuse! This river is, in some places, treated like a dump. I’m so sad about the current struggle. I lived all my life near and it and just recently moved away. I’m glad I don’t have to see this with my own eyes but I’m heartbroken. That river has a soul and it feeds so much. We have truly slapped our Mother Nature in the face.
StatementBot@reddit
The following submission statement was provided by /u/Portalrules123:
SS: Related to climate collapse as the important Delaware River is at quite low levels in the northeastern United States, as this region and much of the country are in a state of drought. The ‘salt front’ has moved upstream to a point much closer to the spot where Philadelphia takes in its water from, necessitating the release of water from reservoirs upstream to keep the water levels high enough and the salt front further downstream. But if this drought continues indefinitely, the reservoirs may not have enough water to keep this up. Expect drought to impact more and more of the USA as climate change accelerates.
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Collapsosaur@reddit
This is not good news for nuclear power plants that just cannot intake salty water. They need a lot of cooling to make electricity from the thermal difference.
Portalrules123@reddit (OP)
SS: Related to climate collapse as the important Delaware River is at quite low levels in the northeastern United States, as this region and much of the country are in a state of drought. The ‘salt front’ has moved upstream to a point much closer to the spot where Philadelphia takes in its water from, necessitating the release of water from reservoirs upstream to keep the water levels high enough and the salt front further downstream. But if this drought continues indefinitely, the reservoirs may not have enough water to keep this up. Expect drought to impact more and more of the USA as climate change accelerates.