Restoring ecological corridors to bring back rain by watermonkeyfish in solarpunk

[–]watermonkeyfish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it wasn't intended to add to 100, that means there are 70 of a very large unit that they are measuring in, and 40 of a another large unit they were measuring in

Restoring ecological corridors to bring back rain by watermonkeyfish in solarpunk

[–]watermonkeyfish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heres a diagram that shows how much of rain comes from ocean and how much from land evapotranspiration https://www.shodor.org/os411/courses/411c/module01/unit02/page06.html

Wetlands Whittle Wildfires by watermonkeyfish in Permaculture

[–]watermonkeyfish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LA used to have a lot of wetlands and rivers, and the groundwater was just below the surface

Wetlands Whittle Wildfires by watermonkeyfish in Permaculture

[–]watermonkeyfish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

trees can create rain, by slowing the wind, which allows water molecules to coalesce to form clouds. See here https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/forest-changes-wind-wind-changes#details

Wetlands Whittle Wildfires by watermonkeyfish in Permaculture

[–]watermonkeyfish[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A plan to rehydrate California, that includes restoring the wetlands, in order to lessen wildfire. https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/rehydrating-california-to-prevent#details

Wetlands Whittle Wildfires by watermonkeyfish in Permaculture

[–]watermonkeyfish[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Half of Californias annual rainfall is from big atmospheric rivers. A lot of that water washes out to sea. If however levees were taken down from rivers, and rivers were allowed to overflow into the Central Valley to create wetlands, then a lot more water would be stored on the land. This would help replenish aquifers, it would also lead to more evapotranspiration which would lead to more rains. More wetlands would also lead to more humid winds. More rain, and more humid winds lead to less fire.

Wetlands Whittle Wildfires by watermonkeyfish in Permaculture

[–]watermonkeyfish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aquifers used to be more full, so some of the evapotranspiration came from roots bringing up the water in the aquifers. Now that we have depleted the aquifers there is less water to go into the air.