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Yes, in fact I pointed to thousands of years of SW droughts and mentioned the Early Native American civilizations in that context.This really isn't overly surprising. Weather is cyclical. Ever read the novel Grapes of Wrath? Ever here about the depression and the dust bowl that was the American midwest?
Actually, no one politicized this until your post. No one even mentioned warming or the more loaded AGW.CanadaJohn said:Only thing changing now is that charlatans and snake oil salesmen like Al Gore want to convince you and the gullible in government that they can change the weather patterns and it will only cost you every living convenience and the wealth you worked hard for and built up in support of yourself and your family.
I should have added that disclaimer in my OP as well. The string was NOT meant to be political in any way.
But what has changed now from the time of the failures of those early Native Americans and the days of Dust Bowl, is the amount of pressure on the resources despite our improved tech.
How many (relatively new) cities like LA/Las Vegas/Phoenix can be even regionally supported in a 10 yr drought?
How long is Cyclical? It could be 2/3/10 years or anything in between in some areas or perhaps, if less likely, even more.
It's been 3+ for some areas already.
If it lasts even one or two more in some areas, it's going to have huge impact on everyone.
There's no infrastructure in place to stop regional problems if they continue.
1000 years ago, Tens of Millions of Northeasterners weren't depending on Intensive agriculture of the Anasazi for their lettuce and other produce.
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