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eppur_se_muova

(38,127 posts) Sun Jan 12, 2025, 01:25 AM Jan 12

EDIT: Two maps show why an Ohio CongressMAGAt shouldn't try to "Eastsplain" what went wrong in LA ....

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https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/1*yPEl1n_Os9e67htGEipgaA.png (copy and paste the link to get rid of that annoying link-breaking *. Or see post #4 below by Celerity.)

The 100th meridian in yellow; rainfall — red; elevation — blue; and grasslands — green. Base map from whatsansweer.com; lines drawn by the author.

https://jimwfonseca.medium.com/the-one-minute-geographer-the-magical-meridian-the-20-inch-rainfall-line-f929aa4de734

Farmers east of the Mississippi generally can do without irrigation, since they get > 30", and often 40" of precipitation; West of the Mississippi irrigation is pretty much essential. Most of CA gets < 20", and much of it < 12". That's why the hills are covered in chaparral, not forest.

Oh, and OH doesn't have any katabatic desert winds that I know of, so I sincerely doubt the gentleman from OH has any personal experience whatever of the situation he's criticizing.

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EDIT: Two maps show why an Ohio CongressMAGAt shouldn't try to "Eastsplain" what went wrong in LA .... (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Jan 12 OP

One map and a link that doesn't work. fargone Jan 13 #1

You have to copy and paste the link. I haven't figured out how to get around the ... eppur_se_muova Jan 13 #2

On my phone I was able to open second map fargone Jan 13 #3

The second should be a map of rainfall zones. No, don't delete the asterisk. eppur_se_muova Jan 13 #5

The rainfall one was what opened when I just clicked on the link. fargone Jan 13 #8

Legend has been added; I forgot it when first posting. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 14 #10

here is the other map Celerity Jan 13 #4

Thank you ! I forgot the legend ... eppur_se_muova Jan 13 #6

here: the map with the legend Celerity Jan 13 #7

Looks like the OP has been edited to include all the info, so good fargone Jan 13 #9

fargone

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1. One map and a link that doesn't work.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 12:59 AM

Jan 13

eppur_se_muova

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2. You have to copy and paste the link. I haven't figured out how to get around the ...

Reply to fargone (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 09:00 AM

Jan 13

asterisk in the URL. Substituting HTML code doesn't do it.

fargone

(274 posts)

3. On my phone I was able to open second map

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 11:00 AM

Jan 13

It looked like the central flyway for bird migration with no legend. I will try later from my computer. Do I need to delete the asterisk?

eppur_se_muova

(38,127 posts)

5. The second should be a map of rainfall zones. No, don't delete the asterisk.

Reply to fargone (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 11:22 AM

Jan 13

Maybe the phone OS can't handle it, I don't know. But from a PC, copying and pasting the whole link with the asterisk into your browser's URL field should work.

BTW, as the first map shows, there are a lot of important things that change sharply going from West to East, especially around the 100th meridian, so for all I know that may include bird migration routes -- it would be kind of surprising if it didn't.

fargone

(274 posts)

8. The rainfall one was what opened when I just clicked on the link.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 10:16 PM

Jan 13

The one after copy-paste for me had three different color squiggly lines down the Great Plains but it had no title nor legend. I guesss the take away is that Ohio gets 3-4 times as much rain as LA.