There are currently eight large fires burning throughout the Southwest region. In Northern Arizona, near Flagstaff, crews are racing to contain the monstrous Tunnel fire. The fire and smoke have destroyed 20,000 acres forcing hundreds of evacuations ripping through 30 structures. New Mexico has declared state of emergency in five counties. This is a devastating start to the fire season as nearly a million acres have been burned nationwide.
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The wild fires are made much larger and out of controlee because everything is so dry. There isn't enough moisture in the soil, there isn't enough moisture in the vegetation. One thing we need to do is move water from the ocean back inland to places we need it. The natural water cycle can't refill aquifers that were filled thousands of years ago by melting glaciers after the last ice age. Big problems need big solutions.
The biggest idea I am trying to express is tunneling aqueducts from the coast, in this case the west coast of the USA inland to feed combination geothermal power and sea water desalination plants. The idea seems to be so big that no one has considered it possible but I believe it is not only possible but it is necessary. For over a century the fossil water contained in aquifers has been pumped out to feed agriculture, industry and municipal water needs. The natural water cycle cant refill fossil water deposits that were filled 10,000 years ago when the glaciers melted after the last ice age. Without refilling these aquifers there is not much of a future for the region of the United states. As a result ground levels in some areas of the San Joaquin Valley have subsided by more than 30 feet. Similar fossil water depletion is happening in other regions all around the world. TBM and tunneling technology has matured and further developments in the industry are poised to speed up the tunneling process and it's these tunnels that are the only way to move large volumes of water from the ocean inland. The water is moved inland to areas where it can be desalinated in geothermal plants producing clean water and power. In many cases the water will recharge surface reservoirs where it will be used first to make more hydro power before being released into rivers and canal systems. It's very important however to not stop tunneling at these first stops but to continue several legs until the water has traveled from the ocean under mountain ranges to interior states. Along the way water will flow down grade through tunnels and rise in geothermal loops to fill mountain top pumped hydro batteries several times before eventually recharging several major aquifers. What I am proposing is essentially reversing the flow of the Colorado River Compact. Bringing water from the coast of California first to mountaintop reservoirs then to the deserts of Nevada and Arizona and on to Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. This big idea looks past any individual city or states problems and looks at the whole and by using first principles identifies the actual problem and only solution.
Thank you for your time, I would like the opportunity to explain in further detail and answer any questions.
A better future is possible,
Sheesh. If only they had forest floors to rake and manage…
I am sick of the US government! Fires in forests now food processing plants across the US burned down. The agenda is to make use struggle, depend on the government to care for us. Screw that! All they have done for decades is keep us down while the rich take are hard earned money. Stop working, stop paying and be self sufficient
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climate change….yes, it has been getting warmer since about 1850…but do you know that the united states is only about 4% of world population….we cannot force the world into what we think might help
The fires you need bring the cargo planes from Fort worth
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COP27 needs to be held in Tuvalu or Maldives.
Jehovah is awesome
The Biden Administration is a total disaster!
It's not a sign of climate change, it's a sign of the end times being near and you ungodly heathens being punished for your wickedness.
Is climate change real yet??
Awesome, let's live in a dry fire zone. Come live in the Northeast we got plenty of water and no fires
We are all so screwed
It’s just Arizona and New Mexico, not a big loss lol
Nice, hope karma burns way more…
and meanwhile in Ukraine….
MORE THAN EVER, The US FOREST SEVICE NEEDS a RETURN to Large Floatplanes, planes that can 'Scoop' Water literally 'on-the-fly' and then Douse fires from the air, quickly, repeatedly. There are ONLY 3 'Martin "MARS"-class' Flying Boats Left FROM WORLD WAR 2; they're nearly 75 years old Each! THE USA HAS NO "LARGE" 4-engined, multi-tonnage Flying Boats, hasn't for over 50 Years! That Leaves an Expensive plane from Japan, OR, support-of-Russia for one of their Jet-Seaplanes (which, btw, are almost too fast to 'scoop+go', unless the Intake pumps are extraordinary). Maybe Boeing simply FORGOT it once made 'China Clippers'? Seems like it…
Millions of acres
Finally, a real reason to wear the worthless mask.
This needs to happen so that it doesn't happen again
Grab your ankles! Still not gettin it are ya! Stop all development! Ration fuel!. Greedy idiots!. Entire west will bake this year! Sign of idioitic greed!
Most of the planet is water. Why not just take the water in the ocean and water all the places that have fires? Climate change. Oh my god. Huge desalinization projects should happen. Water the whole planet with it so it stays green all year long. If everywhere is nice and green it won't burn. Have a way when you do it it also makes electricity with the water. It's a win win win situation. Here's another idea if we irrigate the whole southwest with ocean water then the sea levels will go down. It can work. Let's put a few 6th graders on this issue and they will figure out how to do it cheaper then we can do it now. Obviously fires start because of dry places. Just water them.
Has newsom gotten our forests ready this year? he lied about it last year.
"This is a direct result of climate change"
Right, because wildfires never happened before? 😲
Putin did it.
Do some responsible fire management and maybe it is not as bad, instead of just doing the same thing over and over, definition of insanity
Begins?
Would you like to point out any period of the last several years when it was not fire season in the southwest?
I wish democratic’s stop ruining our planet pushing their climate change bill
And Russia is at war. And they had fires in their back yard. Jesus said you would know his disciples John 13:35. Matt24:14.
We're not supposed to have a "fire season".
This Is All Design For Land Grabbing By Bank Cooperation And Government Agenda.
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So now people lighting fires is climate change?