[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

There are some things only God can control.

Like what????? Oh, I know.......natural disasters.

[Glorantha]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

It's been working in Holland for a Long time. And Miami is now building dikes and pumping stations to try to save itself. South Florida is about to experience a major reducing in very expensive land. And insurance companies are beginning to balk at insuring anything along the coast. Trillions of dollars of land are going to lose most or all of its value over the next few decades. The economic impact will be not so pretty good. The Pentagon has been including that in it international security briefings for decades. But, what do they know.

New Orleans ranks high on the list of cities in danger of flooding, but there are larger cities at greater risk including NYC.
Top 10 Cities In America At Risk For Flooding >> Flood Risk America

A lot of areas have a large portion of homes built within the 100 year flood plane. A number of these are in Florida. The Villages region is listed at number 15.
States, Regions & Cities Most Affected by Flooding | Groundworks

[mtdjed]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

But think of the damage caused by water or lack thereof in those two areas. I would guess that the thousands of homes, cars and other properties that are lost every year add up to much more than the difference between the cost of water and oil. Then we should consider the number of lives lost.

I agree. The earth is a closed system. It's not a matter of a shortage of water. It's a matter of distribution.

Man and animals alike have been working the distribution problem of all assets (and liabilities) in earth's closed system since arrival. Just stating that all of these assets are available in this closed system doesn't mean that there are no shortages or surpluses in specific areas. It is one thing to say simply take water from surplus areas to areas lacking water and many examples have been accomplished. But there are limits people our age should be able to understand. It is not societies lack of desire to solve problems but there are obvious limits which include money, rights, borders, politics, technology, ownership, etc.

Using an unused oil pipeline may sound like a good idea. However, is it coming from an area of surplus to an area of need, is the volume designed for oil anywhere near the need for water, is the available water suitable for usage, etc. We need real solutions, not just "pipe" dreams.

[Eg_cruz]

A couple of years ago you had this conversation with an engineer. We also thought about all the snow in the NE how to capture the melting snow. Basically he said blah blah blah can’t happen.
We called it an interstate water pipelines.

[Bay Kid]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Like what????? Oh, I know.......natural disasters.

Yes indeed.