As multiple wildfires tore across Los Angeles County this week, leveling thousands of homes and businesses and killing at least 10 people, incoming President Donald Trump seized upon the crisis as an opportunity to point fingers and make false claims.
“Governor Gavin Newscum [sic] refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California,” Trump posted on Truth Social, “including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way.”
No such water restoration declaration exists, but Governor Newsom’s water management policies have become a flashpoint for conservative ire after news broke Wednesday that the hydrants being used to fight the Pacific Palisades fire had run dry.
In reality, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, firefighters’ need […]
Many of us could see this trend coming once the needs of these data centers were revealed. Their prioritization continues the decades long trend of putting profits before people. Makes you wonder whose in charge. Doesn’t it? Think outside the box.
Thank you. I had no idea.
If data centers are using water for cooling, where does the water go after that? Seems like it could simply be returned to its source.
I remember a few years ago, there was a similar problem in South America. A Shaman did a rain dance, the rains came and it solved the issue. I know there are plenty of folks in the LA Area who can commit to a rain dance. I’ll do it in solidarity here in Ohio. (I lived there in years past). Yes, Climate Change is REAL, and this is real evidence. Let the clouds cry for us all!