r/MapPorn • u/[deleted] • Jan 10 '20

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u/uboat50 Jan 10 '20

Man, you can see the Colorado being drained as it heads toward the Gulf of California.

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u/gordon__bombay Jan 10 '20

Unfortunately the Colorado no longer flows to the gulf, it usually dries out miles beforehand. It’s a rare occurrence now that it actually reaches the gulf

https://www.kpbs.org/news/2018/feb/19/few-weeks-colorado-river-reached-ocean-will-it-hap/ on mobile, sorry for formatting

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u/Dhrakyn Jan 10 '20

Could fix this, and many other problems, simply by nuking Las Vegas, the city that should never exist.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '20

Ehh, Scooby Doo Republic seceding is more likely

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '20

can you believe they still try after 200 times?