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RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)

4. Klamath river?

Reply to CreekDog (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 21, 2012, 05:06 PM

Apr 2012

There's water in them there rivers.

Birds can fly and find water. Sure, if they congregate problems can arise. But birds are smart enough to flap their wings and find the habitat they need. Of course they can't tell if the radiation is there or anywhere. Neither can humans. But we have Geiger counters.

And the counters have found radiation all up and down the coast. And radiation levels are always highest where water has settled. Like it does in marshes. Don't close your mind off to the possibilities is all I am saying.

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Migrating birds die due to lack of water in wetlands while water is diverted for irrigation [View all] CreekDog Apr 2012 OP

And Louisiana will disappear into the Gulf, for similar reasons jsmirman Apr 2012 #1

Good cover RobertEarl Apr 2012 #2

What? Where is there water out there? It's the desert? CreekDog Apr 2012 #3

Klamath river? RobertEarl Apr 2012 #4

No. Are you even trying? CreekDog Apr 2012 #5

me? Ignorant? RobertEarl Apr 2012 #6

you said they should fly to the river --ignorant CreekDog Apr 2012 #7

wrong again RobertEarl Apr 2012 #8

so you're saying the lack of the water in the wetlands was not one of the problems? CreekDog Apr 2012 #9

Of course it could be RobertEarl Apr 2012 #10

because there wasn't a ton of water being diverted upstream by irrigation projects! CreekDog Apr 2012 #11

Ok RobertEarl Apr 2012 #12

If you won't read two sentences or choose to even know the function of wetlands CreekDog Apr 2012 #13

Creekdog is correct MattBaggins Apr 2012 #14

i'm just getting played by him CreekDog Apr 2012 #16

Did I ever say water diversions were good? RobertEarl Apr 2012 #19

The Klamath Basin used to be a giant shallow lake XemaSab Apr 2012 #18

The local tribal people . . . Richard D Apr 2012 #15

Yes, it's been recorded. And between urban sprawl, concreting rivers, dams and irrigation - No good. freshwest Apr 2012 #17

that can't be… twitcher Apr 2012 #20

It was in a thread here a while back. Everyone was going nuts about it. I'll try to find it. freshwest Apr 2012 #21

Kentucky's Sandhill Crane Hunting Season Brother Buzz Apr 2012 #22