“Water is life’s matter and matrix,
mother and medium.
There is no life without water.”
Albert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt
Shade balls released into the Los Angeles Reservoir.
Unless you live on another planet, you must know that California is in a serious drought.
To combat the four years of drought, officials have released 96 million plastic balls. These plastic balls, shade balls as they are commonly known, are small black orbs that float atop the water creating shade to keep the water from evaporating.
The shade balls also help block sunlight and UV rays that promote algae growth, which would help keep the city’s drinking water safe. The balls slow the rate of evaporation, which drains California water supply of about 300 million gallons a year.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said the balls are expected to safely float in the water without emitting dangerous chemicals.
Apparently, the black orbs are not new to California. They have been used for almost seven years. But, due to their name they are receiving huge attention from social media users. #Holy Shade Balls.
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So sad that the human race or, maybe better, the industrial nations, are not able to stop climate change. A lot of species will not exist anymore in a couple of years. Or move elsewhere. Just like a lot of humans, who will become or are already refugees… It´s like in the prophecy of the Cree. Really sad. We can only pray that the world´s leaders overcome selfishness and ingnorance soon!
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Thank you for reading and for your insightful comments.
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Just wait, someone is going to file a lawsuit claiming their polluting the water with “Black Balls.” Claiming the leach some weird chemical into the water that is causing our teeth to fall out or something.
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I hope you are wrong, but anything is possible.
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I would have thought silver reflective balls would work and look better, but who am I? Always the fingers at the pulse… Thank you for the story.
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Thank you for following. I like your silver balls idea.
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Has there been any consideration given to desalination plants along the Pacific?
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I’ve heard a few news stories, but haven’t heard anything definite. I wish they’d put a pipeline from the North to California for water instead of oil.
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Or at least make provisions for when the rains do fall. I was in SoCal before, and the waters that ran through LA were fierce after a big rainfall. But, much of the water was lost to the ocean. I hope that the drought ends soon – so much of the US is dependent on California agriculture.
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Reblogged this on A Simple, Village Undertaker and commented:
Add this to your “I should learn something new everyday” list.
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Thanks for following and for the reblog.
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That is intersting. Never heard about that. Thank you for sharing this.
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Thanks for sharing this info. Being a resident of LA, I probably should know this 😎😎
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I just heard about for the first time today. At first I thought they were talking about Donald Trump.
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Ha! Nice. Join me on the stand up stage. 😎
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I’m too shy for stand up, but I’ll write your monologues for you.
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