Climate Rescue Blog

Will the Colorado River Run Dry by 2030?

This blog discusses a video questioning an impending crisis of the Colorado River, driven by climate change and unsustainable water usage. It warns that while the river won’t dry by 2030, its flow is still 20% less than it used to be. Solutions include conserving water and restoring the hydrologic cycle via infrastructure projects. Time…

Lake Mead Fails to Recover

Lake Mead is critically low, dropping significantly since 1998, and may reach a dead-pool status by 2034 due to mismanagement and permanent aridification. The video emphasizes the importance of repairing the Colorado River’s water cycle by reintroducing moisture to the delta, addressing the ongoing ecological crisis with proposed initiatives for restoration.

Utah’s Snow Depends on Great Salt Lake

The Grow The Flow blogger Morgan Cardon reports that “Utah’s legendary ‘Greatest Snow on Earth’ wouldn’t exist without Great Salt Lake.” She is correct and is calling for an action which is insufficient. Action is a must, but she is missing something. Find the missing link here.

Open Letter to Doug Burgum

Doug Burgum’s leadership at the Department of the Interior presents an opportunity to address the critical water supply issues in the arid Western USA. Overuse and damage to the hydrologic cycle are root causes of dwindling freshwater availability. Repairing this cycle through strategic interventions can revitalize water resources and promote ecological health.

Why Las Vegas’ Water Supply is Secure.

The blog critiques government gaslighting on water sustainability in Southern Nevada, claiming it downplays the impending crisis stemming from reduced Colorado River flow and permanent aridification. It discusses the mismanagement of water resources, environmental consequences, and proposes a restoration of the hydrologic cycle through strategic water relocation efforts to mitigate climate change impacts.

Plants Soils and Water Cool the Climate

The blog discusses the importance of the FB025 report, which emphasizes the potential of transforming deserts into green areas to combat climate change by cooling local temperatures. It highlights the “Move the Water!” initiative by Active Climate Rescue Initiative, which aims to infuse moisture into deserts, promoting ecological resilience and mitigating global warming effectively.

US Purposely Killed the Colorado River

The video discusses the depletion of the Colorado River, primarily due to human interference and agreements. It highlights the river’s diminished flow into its delta, resulting in ecological harm. Efforts by ‘Raise the River’ aim to revive the delta, yet significant systemic changes are necessary to restore the hydrologic cycle and prevent climate consequences.

A Turbulent Year On Colorado River

This blog reviews a KUNC article and then discusses the Colorado River crisis, emphasizing local climate change as the primary cause of the river’s diminishing flow. It outlines a broken hydrologic cycle, revealing how over-extraction and environmental changes have transformed the Colorado River Delta into a desert. The solution requires restoring this water cycle.

The 4,200 Project

The Great Salt Lake faces declining water levels primarily due to excessive water use and diminished regional moisture. The Utah Rivers Council’s 4,200 Project proposes actions to address this but misses a deeper issue, the broken water cycle. Here is a strategy to replicate the water cycle to restore moisture sources and combat climate change.

We are dealing with a crisis!

The Colorado River system faces severe challenges, with overuse and climate change leading to decreased flow and shrinking reservoirs like Lake Mead. This has disrupted the hydrologic cycle, resulting in detrimental effects on the environment. Proposed solutions include repairing the water cycle and reintroducing moisture to restore this vital ecosystem.

2025 Water Level Projections Released

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation projects declining water levels for Lake Mead and Lake Powell, attributed to reduced flow in the Colorado River due to diminished snowpack from drought. Experts emphasize that the core issue is over-extraction of freshwater. Proposed solutions include halting water withdrawal and restoring the hydrologic cycle.

Real Reason Lake Mead Will Dry Up

The video discussing Lake Mead’s drying does not identify the root cause, blaming mismanagement and climate change instead. The core issue lies in a broken water cycle. The solution is to replicate the hydrologic cycle using strategies outlined by the Active Climate Rescue Initiative.

Lake Mead’s Rising Water Levels, Explained

The video discusses the temporary rise in Lake Mead’s water levels due to controlled water releases, highlighting that sustainable water solutions are essential. This blog emphasizes the need to repair the broken hydrologic cycle to restore moisture levels and combat climate change.

After a Thousand Days of Drought…

The video discusses California’s extreme drought and flooding paradox. This blog highlights the diminishing snowpack from the Sierra Nevada and the impact of over-extraction from the Colorado River as drivers of the problem. It proposes restoring the hydrologic cycle by managing water flow between key regions to replenish the lost snowpack.

Domino Effect of America’s Megadrought

This blog critiques a video which discusses a 22-year mega-drought affecting the West Coast, attributing it to changes in snowpack and artificial reservoirs. While it suggests adaptive strategies, it lacks deeper analysis of root causes like water over-extraction from the Colorado River. A proposal is presented to repair the hydrologic cycle through water redistribution.

Lake Mead Water Level Update 13 DEC-2024

Californians have conserved over 1.2 million acre-feet of water, yet Lake Mead’s level has decreased by 15 feet since March 2024, highlighting a crisis worsened by climate change. The water cycle’s disruption, particularly in the Colorado River Delta, is causing a decline in river flow, but this can be fixed.

Options For Colorado River Water Crisis.

The article discusses the Colorado River’s water crisis, highlighting ongoing conflicts between basin states over water allocation. It critiques proposed conservation solutions as inadequate. The root cause, diminished river flow stemming from a broken hydrologic cycle, is identified, with a suggested initiative to restore moisture through strategic water relocation into deficient areas.

Robert C Robbins on the Colorado River Basin’s Water Crisis

The video discusses the Water Resource Research Center’s role and the crisis affecting the Colorado River Basin, attributing diminished flow to long-term droughts and overuse. It argues for accepting the new normal and conservating because even this water will go away. The Blog suggests that we reevaluate root causes and proposes restoring hydrologic cycles through…

Who’s taking America’s Water?

This is an open message to Climate Town; the creators of this video. I found the video to be very interesting, but I think a glaring aspect of this catastrophe was missed.   The video concludes: I fully agree with these conclusions. I was saddened by a couple of misrepresentations given in the video around…

Who Killed the Colorado River?

This blog critiques a video on the Colorado River, highlighting a crucial omission: its decline results from over 90 years of water extraction. It argues for repairing the broken water cycle by introducing ocean water into the Great Basin to restore moisture flow, benefiting the ecosystem and surrounding communities.

Open Letter for Utah Rivers Council.

The Utah Rivers Council is suing to ensure that Utah complies with its legal obligations to protect the Great Salt Lake by implementing real solutions to this crisis. Joining us are: American Bird Conservancy Center for Biological Diversity; Earthjustice; Sierra Club; and Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment.

Save The Great Salt Lake

The Great Salt Lake has shrunk. In 1985 the lake filled to its capacity. In 2022 the lake is at its lowest point on record. Some fear the Great Salt Lake will soon disappear completely. Does The Great Salt Lake Really Need Saving? Since 1947, the Great Salt Lake has had a well-documented fluctuating surface…

Coachella Valley Groundwater Replenishment

Aquifers Refill Naturally Groundwater Replenishment of underground aquifers is a topic which many areas do not have to discuss. In a natural normal cycle, without human intervention, this is never a concern. Natural rainfall percolates into the ground and keeps the aquifer filled. Above: Thomas E. Levy Groundwater Replenishment Facility (TEL). In June of 2009,…

The Mega-Drought can be broken by “Move the Water!”

Abstract: Active Climate Rescue Initiative (ACRI) has identified a root cause for the mega-drought and has a solution designed to break the drought by repairing the cause. The solution is to install “Move the Water!” in three locations in SW-North America. This will fix a broken water-cycle and bring rain back to parched lands. Introduction…

History Proves Move the Water!

How can we prove that Move the Water! works? We can spend a $200,000 to create a computer model to test the theory. The problem is that computer models are fraught with computational assumptions and are never 100% accurate. History better than Modeling… It is better to look at real life examples were Move the…

Has Move the Water! been proven?

We need your DONATION to help scientifically prove Move the Water! Here is a way you can help halt Global Warming. I am asking for your DONATION support so we can pay for a scientific weather simulation model study to determine the effect of proposed Move the Water! projects. I am confident that Move the…

Studies which Support ‘Move the Water!’

Flooding Desert Depression Move the Water! premise: The flooding of a dry depression would cause increase in atmospheric moisture and a decrease in local temperature. Study Conducted: In 1983 a group of scientists created a computer simulation model to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the mesoscale(1) climatic changes due to a deliberate flooding of the…

Open letter to World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

In your recently published: WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2019; I read… P. Taalas, WMO Secretary-General stated (pg. 3): … sea levels are rising at an increasing pace, through greater warming of the oceans, on the surface and in the depths, and through the enhanced melting of Greenland’s ice and…

REHYDRATE THE GREAT BASIN

Rehydrating the Great Basin will help reverse Climate Change and provide social Justice to many indigenous peoples located in the Soutwest USA.

LAKE EYRE in AUSTRALIA

LAKE EYRE in AUSTRALIA Here is yet another location in our world which would benefit from the Move the Water! initiative. In this video StocktonDan lays out a good plan to flooding Lake Eyre, Australia with ocean water and extrapolates some of the benefits for the region. Move the Water! The root of the Move…

Videos

This blog page contains a collection of videos related to our goal of reversing Global Warming by the effort of: Move the Water! These videos demonstrate that this process has been considered. each has their own perspective. Videos added over time. Check again to see if a new one is added. THE SALTON SEA SOLUTION,…

Can Domino Droughts Be Stopped At Their Source?

The Domino Drought of 2012 [1] could have been avoided and will reoccur if nothing is done to fix the root cause. What is a Domino Drought? A Droughts occur when a lack of precipitation causes a water shortage. A Domino Drought is a series of droughts which occur in succession across a landscape. The…

Open Letter to California’s Imperial Irrigation District

According to Circle of Blue Water Podcast [1]: “California’s Imperial Irrigation District is suing over being excluded from the Colorado River drought contingency plan. The legal challenge came the same day as President Trump signed legislation to implement the plan, which took years of negotiation between the seven river basin states. The agreement intends to…

Open letter to the US House Committee on Natural Resources

Congratulations on passing the 2019 Seven-State Colorado River Drought Relief Plan. One other thing .. It may be smarter to fix the problem instead of trying to mitigate the problem. The root problem here is that the water cycle has been broken. I agree that it may not be able to be totally fixed, but…

The Great Salt Lake

Will It Soon Be The Great Salt Dust-Bowl? This discussion is greatly simplified, but… The Great Salt Lake was created by water left behind from some global event. Theories include the Ice Age and/or the Biblical Flood. It was massive in size, covering about a quarter of Utah. It is much smaller today and regardless…

Cause of USA Mega-Drought

We broke the Hydrologic cycle! We did it by greedily taking what nature offered for free, without giving back. It is time to give back and help nature restore itself.

Why Active Climate Rescue Initiative?

(Non-Christians should not read this. You would just not understand it.) Active Climate Rescue Initiative exists because I believe that God led me to do this work. I believe that He has made known to me how to help reverse Climate Change and encouraged me to publish this information to any who will listen. Here…

“THE SKY IS FALLING!”

Is Climate Change really Occurring? Chicken Little (aka: Henny Penny or Chicken Licken) is a chicken who believes the world is coming to an end. I guess everything comes to an end, so I think Chicken Little is right; the world is coming to an end, but when, why and how? Many people have strongly…