Hello fellow adventurers! Today I read an article from earth.org about Arizona and its water shortage. Reading this and living in the state I already knew Arizona is kind of screwed. I decided to do a little research of my own. Like did you know that cement an asphalt that get direct sunlight can be as hot as 180 degrees Fahrenheit?
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I don't know if you understand exactly what that means. In a state where they keep building houses with concrete fences, that means we are just building heat storage walls and knew asphalt roads that just makes Arizona hotter. Meaning people will need more water and will cause more of a shortage. It could just be me, but I feel like 360 days out of the year there are no clouds in sight meaning most concrete and asphalt are in direct sun light.
Not only is that one problem, but the other is ore ecosystem. Arizona has some of the most diverse foliage ever seen. The reason? People thought Arizona looked to bland and brought in outside plants and trees. Well it takes a lot of water to keep all of these alive. People also try to grow grass here, that does not belong in the state.
Imagine a state that has normal rain fall and temperatures that don't reach 120 degrees. Its very easy to maintain that lawn. Now imagine a lawn and how much water it must need to survive direct sunlight 8 plus hours in 120 degree weather. It takes considerably more water, but the state does not restrict whole neighborhoods to have Lucious green lawns.
Until next time, I hope you roll a high initiative
Christopher Vining
Hi Christopher! Great Blog entry. I already feel so hot in this state it is really hard to imagine it getting hotter and with less water! I really hope we come up with some valid solutions soon!
ReplyDeleteIn less than 30 years?! Why you better find another state to reside in lol. I don't think as humans we should be living in that kind of weather. I've read online that 122 degrees is the most our body could take. I couldn't imagine Arizona hotter than this last summer to be honest. I also didn't know that our roads were made of asphalt that made it even hotter. We definitely need to use better resources to make our roads.
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DeleteIt's really frustrating to think that I might have been contributing to the crisis without knowing. - Jordy Ngabonziza
ReplyDeleteHello Christopher! This blog was great. I love how detailed and descriptive you are. You are excellent at explaining the demise we are facing. To be quite honest I wasn't made aware of the water shortage so this was very interesting to learn about. -Anna Rangel
ReplyDeleteThis past few years have had 100 degree weather up until mid-October. Arizona is gonna be like the surface of Mars in a couple years. ~Jason R
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