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Post by AustinHoya03 on Jan 24, 2008 18:54:00 GMT -5
I considered titling this thread "The Return of the Great American Desert?," but there are too many people moving to Tuscon and Las Vegas for that to make sense. In 100 years, might America resemble Australia, with most population centers on or near the coasts? www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10534077 |
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Post by Boz on Jan 25, 2008 9:45:23 GMT -5
Yes, but in 100 years the East Coast will be west of the Appalachians and the West Coast will consist of Idaho, Nevada and Arizona, because everything else will be underwater. At least that's what I'm told.  (also, this could happen if Lex Luthor gets his way) |
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Post by theexorcist on Jan 25, 2008 11:08:46 GMT -5
Otisburg?
Anyway, remember that Australia is that way because of lots of desert. Omaha may lack a pro football team, but it does have rainfall.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Jan 25, 2008 14:34:55 GMT -5
Otisburg? Anyway, remember that Australia is that way because of lots of desert. Omaha may lack a pro football team, but it does have rainfall. I know the main point of your post was probably to get the Otisburg line out there, but I doubt rain is keeping people around many parts of the Midwest. There's not as much of it as you think along the reddest part of that graphic -- average rainfall along the 101st meridan is about 18 inches. By comparison, Alice Springs gets around 10.5 inches annually, and Phoenix gets 7.66. (Omaha gets 30, FWIW.) Plus, many of those states in the red region use prior appropration to assign water rights -- if you're a junior water right holder in Rapid City, you might as well live in the desert. |
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Post by theexorcist on Jan 25, 2008 15:12:12 GMT -5
Nope, wasn't for Otisburg. I'm interested in Australia, and the comment was directed at that. Most of Western Australia has absolutely nothing, including a lack of farmland. There's no Colorado or Missouri or Mississippi River that slices through.
The switch seems to be due to people flocking to urban centers. The area near Denver is dark green, while the confluence of New Orleans, Arkansas, and Mississippi, which is equidistant from a major city, is orange. Given that the modern era has eliminated many of the negatives associated with being in isolation and has made telework possible, as well as the claim that people today are "bowling alone", I find this sort of interesting.
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Post by The Stig on Jan 26, 2008 11:51:47 GMT -5
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Jan 26, 2008 16:34:34 GMT -5
Yes, but in 100 years the East Coast will be west of the Appalachians and the West Coast will consist of Idaho, Nevada and Arizona, because everything else will be underwater. At least that's what I'm told. (also, this could happen if Lex Luthor gets his way) Ooooo, ocean front property! |
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Post by kchoya on Jan 29, 2008 14:03:02 GMT -5
Yes, but in 100 years the East Coast will be west of the Appalachians and the West Coast will consist of Idaho, Nevada and Arizona, because everything else will be underwater. At least that's what I'm told. (also, this could happen if Lex Luthor gets his way) Until then, quit taking all our water! Ooooo, ocean front property! |
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