# Colorado River, and the drum beat of change. - What happens when water is gone? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 24, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929 "2026-03-24T16:28:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![citizenschallengev4](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/citizenschallengev4/32/28718_2.png) [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/1 "2026-03-24T16:28:25Z")
Here we are, mid March, been a couple weeks since I’ve had to build a fire, instead of hunkered inside, with time on my hands, I’m outside dealing with early spring gardening chores and watering, with all it entails. And, more fire mitigation. Our mountains are at around 20% average snowpack (I remember as lad pounding fence posts ![Med_the fence](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/centerforinquiry/original/3X/f/2/f2589f62b34729197cca90c7b43cd2d7c8190599.jpeg) staring at those mountains full of snow into the end of summer, with the ranchers lamenting of how that cover was there all summer and into autumn snow storms). Fortunately I’ve heard further north it’s around a whopping 60%. Forecasts for Colorado River runoff are at a third “normal” runoff numbers, and happening faster than traditionally. High temps are melting what’s in the high country fast. ![IMG_Maddy at La Plata River, August first, last of the water..HEIC](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/centerforinquiry/original/3X/d/5/d58e2cad89b51db74e9cd68b38468af6089e9c4b.jpeg) During the past decade surprise March, April snow storm have been life savers. But they aren’t happening. Forecast has rain for next week. We shall see. 2026 has a foreboding feeling, like the inevitable is arriving, and the changes will put all the political bullshit in it’s place, in short order. I don’t know where you live, but next time you flush that toilet, think about what miracles went into making it possible. Then imagine, nothing coming out, and nothing you can do about it. That is the future our idiotic self-indulgences have brought us to. Like it or not, we shall see how it unfolds. Half a century of warnings, and pleading ignored - . . . . . . . ![IMG_Maddy in river- horizontal](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/centerforinquiry/original/3X/0/5/055f908a14e3c49c47eb1ab867288cfd0c6d8820.jpeg) Jan 2014 > [@We're Running out of water](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/were-running-out-of-water/3323): > > While watching and hearing about our local crises on every media I realized that to few people realize that the water cycle is a Closed system and what affects one area will eventually effect us all. The chemical spill in WVa. ( said chemical helps to process coal BTW) is highly poisonous and heading down the Elk River to the Kanawaha and into the Ohio to flow right past us. Counties along the river from all three States are scrambling to protect their water supplies as chemists are busy calcula… [2026 Colorado Fiver forecast](https://www.google.com/search?q=2026+colorado+river+forecast&newwindow=1&client=safari&hs=Z4Zp&sca_esv=1b9fc756e6c3b46d&rls=en&biw=1276&bih=790&sxsrf=ANbL-n7FAAUc48MfwtM2a2mEZzEQDkxv2g%3A1774368879650&ei=b7jCaYOxJ9OWkPIPh_Ga6AU&ved=0ahUKEwjDpJaW97iTAxVTC0QIHYe4Bl0Q4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=2026+colorado+river+forecast&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHDIwMjYgY29sb3JhZG8gcml2ZXIgZm9yZWNhc3QyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigAUi-9BpQlNAaWLHfGnACeACQAQCYAagBoAGuCaoBAzAuOLgBA8gBAPgBAZgCCqAC6QnCAg4QABiABBiwAxiGAxiKBcICCxAAGIAEGLADGKIEwgIIEAAYsAMY7wXCAgYQABgWGB7CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBcICCBAAGIAEGKIEmAMAiAYBkAYGkgcDMi44oAekHLIHAzAuOLgH1gnCBwUxLjUuNMgHGYAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) > **[Countdown to Deadpool: Colorado River crisis looms as states fail to reach an...](https://udallcenter.arizona.edu/news/countdown-deadpool-colorado-river-crisis-looms-states-fail-reach-agreement-how-share-cuts)** ---
**Author:** ![cutslikeaknife](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/cutslikeaknife/32/31306_2.png) [@cutslikeaknife](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/cutslikeaknife)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/2 "2026-03-24T19:52:09Z")
Your country is on verge of using nuclear weapons to destroy Iran to keep their empire alive while your fanboy Israelis have stated they will blow the world up if a greater Israel is not realised. What happens when water is gone? What happens when the global economy is gone, when happens when nuclear fallout rains down what happens when earth is no more??? ---
**Author:** ![morgankane01](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/morgankane01/32/28536_2.png) [@morgankane01](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/morgankane01)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/3 "2026-03-24T23:43:03Z")
Nuclear is a may be, and even Trump is not mad enough to use nuclear weapons. Climate change cannot be escaped, and the changes in the whole world it will cause will be tremendous and catastrophic. ---
**Author:** ![cutslikeaknife](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/cutslikeaknife/32/31306_2.png) [@cutslikeaknife](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/cutslikeaknife)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/4 "2026-03-25T00:33:02Z")
What climate change? What govt is speaking out of this threat ? ---
**Author:** ![citizenschallengev4](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/citizenschallengev4/32/28718_2.png) [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/5 "2026-03-25T14:48:42Z")
> [@cutslikeaknife](#): > > What happens when the global economy is gone, when happens when nuclear fallout rains down what happens when earth is no more??? Then this wonderful amazing natural experiment will be over. We will be no more, and no one will be there to mourn us. It’s the transition that’s going to be a horror, and we’ll take comfort in knowing we have only one death to die, then there will be the peace of a long, long, dark night sleep. That’s why it’s best to engage with your today as well as you can, savor the beauty and your people, best you can, if you can. 💐 ---
**Author:** ![cutslikeaknife](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/cutslikeaknife/32/31306_2.png) [@cutslikeaknife](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/cutslikeaknife)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/6 "2026-03-25T18:08:19Z")
You are a defeatist . Clearly ---
**Author:** ![lausten](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/lausten/32/23705_2.png) [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/7 "2026-03-25T19:40:34Z")
> [@cutslikeaknife](#): > > What climate change? This has to be trolling > [@cutslikeaknife](#): > > You are a defeatist . Clearly You asked about earth being no more. ---
**Author:** ![cutslikeaknife](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/cutslikeaknife/32/31306_2.png) [@cutslikeaknife](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/cutslikeaknife)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/8 "2026-03-25T19:53:37Z")
Let him speak for himself. Smell the roses ---
**Author:** ![lausten](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/lausten/32/23705_2.png) [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/9 "2026-03-25T20:18:35Z")
> [@cutslikeaknife](#): > > Let him speak for himself You really need to read the guidelines. And know what is NOT in them. There’s no rule about people chiming whenever they want. > Preamble: There are rules to participating on this Forum, and there are volunteer and/or CFI-employed Moderators and Administrators whose task it is to enforce these rules, aid in conversation, and otherwise support Forum functioning, as they see fit. Moderators have the sole authority to make such decisions. Their decisions regarding Forum policy are not open for a vote among Forum members, nor open to protracted debate. Those looking for unmoderated discussions should look to unmoderated forums elsewhere on the Web. ---
**Author:** ![citizenschallengev4](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/citizenschallengev4/32/28718_2.png) [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/10 "2026-03-25T21:47:19Z")
With a name like cuts like a knife, I was expecting something keen. Instead, drivel. Perhaps you should spend a little time smelling the roses instead of trying to pick a fight over nothing. At least while you can. _Incidentally do you know anything about the situation with the Colorado river drainage basin, the 40 million people who dependent on it, not to mention the agricultural output that is dependent on Colorado river irrigation water - or the naive [1922 Colorado River Compact](https://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/pao/pdfiles/crcompct.pdf) and the mess that no one been able to fix, even though time is running out?_ ---
**Author:** ![cutslikeaknife](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/cutslikeaknife/32/31306_2.png) [@cutslikeaknife](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/cutslikeaknife)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/11 "2026-03-25T22:32:18Z")
That doesnt preclude me from making comment . It wasnt a “do this or else” comment . ---
**Author:** ![lausten](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/lausten/32/23705_2.png) [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/12 "2026-03-25T22:46:45Z")
> [@cutslikeaknife](#): > > It wasnt a “do this or else” comment . A threat would get you banned without warning ---
**Author:** ![cutslikeaknife](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/cutslikeaknife/32/31306_2.png) [@cutslikeaknife](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/cutslikeaknife)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/13 "2026-03-26T02:55:00Z")
> [@lausten](#): > > A threat would get you banned without warning Then you better not make a threat ---
**Author:** ![cutslikeaknife](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/cutslikeaknife/32/31306_2.png) [@cutslikeaknife](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/cutslikeaknife)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/14 "2026-03-27T21:45:24Z")
Massive No kings no trump rallies this Saturday across America. Who will go and who would rather just be smelling the roses , in the dark? ---
**Author:** ![citizenschallengev4](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/citizenschallengev4/32/28718_2.png) [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/15 "2026-03-28T02:15:15Z")
You’d be surprised. I’m not above acts of futility, community matters. ---
**Author:** ![cutslikeaknife](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/cutslikeaknife/32/31306_2.png) [@cutslikeaknife](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/cutslikeaknife)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/16 "2026-03-28T04:54:31Z")
> [@citizenschallengev4](#): > > You’d be surprised. I would be shocked. Post some photos ---
**Author:** ![morgankane01](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/morgankane01/32/28536_2.png) [@morgankane01](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/morgankane01)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/17 "2026-03-28T06:15:59Z")
> [@cutslikeaknife](#): > > Massive No kings no trump rallies this Saturday across America. Who will go and who would rather just be smelling the roses , in the dark? Please, these attacks on people participating here are mean and useless. Would you abstain ? ---
**Author:** ![citizenschallengev4](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/citizenschallengev4/32/28718_2.png) [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/18 "2026-03-29T03:27:23Z")
So tell me, how many precinct caucuses have you attended, how about county assembly and convention, or the state party convention and assembly? * * * Truth be told, it was actually the ladies idea, still we three husbands (and two kids) were happy to support them. ![NoKingsRally_Durango, March 28,2029_sign](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/centerforinquiry/original/3X/3/5/350b6c37324694b9db02a7eff637731d6bd3669a.jpeg) ![IMG_Buckley Park, Durango_NoKingsRally](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/centerforinquiry/original/3X/3/b/3b9505eeb45118c3a3a762fca105045a400fd134.jpeg) ![IMG_TrainDepot & MainAve, 3+blocks worth!, Durango_NoKingsRally](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/centerforinquiry/original/3X/1/6/16aecddc6a83bc09b8e85d953b7acacddad1f463.jpeg) And we were all happy we went, a sense of community matters come what may [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/centerforinquiry/original/2X/5/523ef83172cb9f4a58c1a919861da66982b8c2aa.jpeg "Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street (Studio Version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lCMUkqpI7o) > **[A historic snafu in need of revisiting](https://citizenschallenge.blogspot.com/2008/08/historic-snafu-in-need-of-revisiting.html)** . ---
**Author:** ![cutslikeaknife](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/cutslikeaknife/32/31306_2.png) [@cutslikeaknife](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/cutslikeaknife)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/19 "2026-03-29T06:03:29Z")
Good on you citizen. Well done although not sure the get out and vote messaging is going to cut it with trump sending ICE to voting stations and passports being the only acceptable voter ID. Where about where these photos from? ---
**Author:** ![inthedarkness](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/inthedarkness/32/23404_2.png) [@inthedarkness](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/inthedarkness)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929/20 "2026-03-29T18:29:17Z")
> [@citizenschallengev4](#): > > So tell me, how many precinct caucuses have you attended, how about county assembly and convention, or the state party convention and assembly? I wouldn’t take them seriously, they don’t actually care about the state of the world but just use it as a bludgeon to feel morally superior. Kinda like how “you can’t be sad when someone else in the world is starving” energy. [Next page](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/colorado-river-and-the-drum-beat-of-change-what-happens-when-water-is-gone/11929.md?page=2)