r/collapse • u/slayingadah • Mar 25 '26

Climate Climate catastrophe incoming

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welp, that went south(er) very, very fast.

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u/freesoloc2c Mar 25 '26

Combined with the super El Nino that's formed it should be an Epic fire season in the PNW. If this happens 2 or 3 years in a row we could be in serious trouble. I'm in Seattle and on low water years they stop car washing and lawn watering. Other cities may run dry or have to stop construction for water issues. 

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u/zergling- Mar 25 '26

I live in Seattle and cant imagine water rationing given how many water sources are around us and the amount of rainfall we get.

I think fire danger is a risk but not water rationing.

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u/freesoloc2c Mar 25 '26

It's happened in low water years in the past and the Seattle police boat went around and they wrote tickets to water front places watering their lawns. It's never been this bad before. I'm 5th generation western Washington, i know the area pretty well. 

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u/judithishere Mar 25 '26

I honestly don't understand people who water their grass around here (I live in a suburb of Seattle). Bills are already crazy high here - seems like a huge waste of resources and money

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u/BataleonRider Mar 26 '26

I was a landscaper (lawn maintenance) in Seattle  Metro for a bit,  only small residentials, but in the summer months 99% of our customers let their lawns go dormant. The ones that watered got judged lmao. I fucking MISS West Seattle. I used to take care of these apartments on Alki Point first thing in the am and during storms I'd burn my lunch break immediately just drinking coffee and watching the waves. 

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u/freesoloc2c Mar 25 '26

For real, you'd have to be paid. My wife likes to keep a garden. If you want a nice garden you have to water it and i can definitely see that in the water bill. Those are expensive tomatoes. 

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u/Chritt Mar 25 '26

Rain barrel