Nature enthusiasts believed that by living off the grid and using homemade wells rather than using commercially dammed water and river-sourced urban irrigation systems, they were helping Mother Earth. No luck – Mother is an ODSC [see July 14 post]. It turns out Mother wants to keep in place all her water anywhere it is placed, thank you.

Here is a clip from Popular Mechanics:

“Pumping groundwater appears to have a greater consequence than ever previously thought. But now—thanks to a study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters—we can see that, in less than two decades, Earth has tilted 31.5 inches as a result of pumping groundwater. This equates to .24 inches of sea level rise.”

The article went on to say that loss of groundwater also affects orbit. When the dinosaurs became too much to handle, she called the Solar System’s ICE unit which dropped a meteorite on them. This time, it seems, Mother is using her own biosphere to compensate for a 123% growth in human population between 1800 and 1938.

Today mariner had a personal experience with Mother Nature and her water. His basement was filled with six inches of water because his town’s sewer system couldn’t handle 4+ inches of rain in one night. He always has wanted a pond but not all the way around the house! Now the ol’ one-two punch: the next several days are sunny and in the nineties!

No matter how we Homos squirm around the issue, it won’t go away. There are far too many Homos for Mother Nature’s liking.

Ancient Mariner