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13. To put how much water this is in perspective -

Reply to PA Democrat (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 07:19 PM

Apr 2025

The Florida Everglades is about 1.5 million acres, and the average yearly rainfall is close to 5 feet. That's 7.5 million acres feet of water, just in one years rain.

This rain deficit has been over the past 80 years, from 1944 to present. If Mexico owes us a total of one fifth of one years rain, and if spread out over eighty years, the results would be (gasp) : one average day of rain in the Everglades every year.

I believe his ideas about showerheads, faucets, toilets, and dishwashers waste more water than that.

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JFC. Trump now is threatening more tariffs and possibly sanctions against Mexico. [View all] PA Democrat Apr 2025 OP

Everyone owes Trump, he thinks the world is ripping him off. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #1

Exactly, Trump is playing the victim. John1956PA Apr 2025 #4

Thank you but I think everyone has had a cram course in in abnormal psychology. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #9

Is this the water that flowed up to Canada that Trump released a couple months ago for California? bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #2

He's like a pinball machine. sop Apr 2025 #3

I wonder who is pushing his buttons. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #10

"They aren't honoring the treaty" said the clown who routinely breaks treaties unblock Apr 2025 #5

Mexico should pump water from their side of the river onto the texas bank, Volaris Apr 2025 #6

He's a 1 trick pony. And that trick has run its course. What next Don? OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2025 #7

just flooding the zone stillcool Apr 2025 #8

Isn't Mexico downstream from Texas? LNM Apr 2025 #11

USA - untrustworthy David__77 Apr 2025 #12

To put how much water this is in perspective - taxi Apr 2025 #13