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Haterbait_band t1_j33dxx1 wrote

Reply to comment by Ucussinwithme in Satellites watch 'atmospheric river' bring extreme rain to California — Satellites of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are monitoring the weather system, revealing its various aspects including wind speeds and expected amount of rain. by BlankVerse

It will. And then there’ll be another drought. Then it’ll rain a bunch. Then another drought. Then fires, then rain again. Then another drought, followed by some fires, and then some rain. And we’ll be surprised by this. It’ll be on the news, naturally. Each year will have the worst blank of the decade. We’ll definitely click links associated with such predictable weather patterns. And we also won’t change a thing and be fine in the end. Miraculous?

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Incognit0ErgoSum t1_j33npae wrote

> Each year will have the worst blank of the decade.

That can happen when things are getting progressively worse.

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Haterbait_band t1_j341t0x wrote

So comparatively, it’ll be worse next year. So I won’t really start caring until next year. Unless the year after that is supposed to be worse. In that case I’ll check in every 5 years and try to determine if things are to a point where people actually start watering their lawn less, signifying people that there actually is a water shortage and it’s not just a typical California summer.

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Incognit0ErgoSum t1_j3463k2 wrote

People generally don't start caring about this kind of thing until it's too late.

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Haterbait_band t1_j353fyc wrote

Part of it is fear mongering. News reports on doom and gloom, exaggerating the situation, then it rains a bit and it’s fine until next year. It’s a ‘boy who cried wolf’ thing. People still water their lawns, agriculture survives, and golf courses stay green. So even though there was a shortage of water that season, it didn’t affect anyone meaningfully even though the media said it’s the worst drought in history with record breaking heat and blah blah blah. I feel like some objective honesty would go a long way to keep people mindful of things like this but new outlets need clicks so we get exaggeration and fear mongering. When the water company shuts our water off, or they start banning grass lawns, then I’ll start to worry; maybe even move somewhere else.

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