If we can pump oil across the nation, why can't we pump water out of flooded areas to places that are on fire?

Answer 1

Well simply put because the oil always starts at the same place and ends at the ame place. The pipeline doesn't move.

It takes years to build some pipelines, some even took decades to finish. But it doesn't move once built.

Whereas fires occur randomly each year, as do floods.
So where would we build the pipelines? how would we know where to put them?

And even if we knew, floods involve billions of gallons all in a short time, ie a day or two. Do you have any idea how big a pipe you would need to carry that much water in so short a time?

Simply not possible.

Answer 2

Well we do that now all the time. All the water that comes out of fire hoses, and your faucet at home too, was pumped from somewhere else that had lots of water. Far, far more water than oil is pumped across the country now. The amount of water pumped from wet northern California to dry central and southern California alone is more than all the oil in the world.

Answer 3

Because if you remove water from one area to another with a different climate and ecosystem you will upset nature and disrupt the water cycle of both ecosystems.

If you remove water from one part, there is less water in it's water cycle, which can lead to droughts and dry conditions later on. This disruption can have negative impacts on the environment and ecosystem of where the water was removed from.

Also, the water that is introduced into another area will change that climate and have an impact on those ecosystems as well.

Basically, it will just screw up both areas affected and cause many problems. Flooding and Fires as all just a part of the global system. If you tried to mess with nature, specifically the water cycle you would create worse problems than the ones you originally started with.

Answer 4

I know that this probably wont be the answer of the year but I will say that its all about the money they can make a pipeline in subzero weather to pump oil but they say it cost to much to pump water to farmers in the Midwest unfortunately its always about the money

Answer 5

Fire fighters can only try to save structures but ultimately the weather puts out forest fires.

Answer 6

Time. By the time we finished, the fires would be out long ago.

Answer 7

because the fire keeps on spreading and we need water and puting it on fire it goes to waste

Answer 8

more profit in oil than water

Answer 9

oil has big bucks in it

Answer 10

Its not in our interests...