{"id":277442,"date":"2023-09-06T11:14:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T09:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=277442"},"modified":"2023-09-06T11:14:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T09:14:55","slug":"mud-cake-man-burning-man-participants-trapped-in-the-desert-by-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=277442","title":{"rendered":"Mud Cake Man? Burning Man Participants Trapped in the Desert by Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember back when climate change was going to cause eternal drought?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Burning Man Shut Down Due to Heavy Rain, Stranding Attendees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConserve food, water, and fuel, and shelter in a warm, safe space,\u201d organizers say after a half-inch of rainfall turns the Nevada desert into a muddy mess<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BY\u00a0DANIEL KREPS<\/a>
<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>SEPTEMBER 2, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A HALF-INCH OF\u00a0rain has created chaos at this year\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>Burning Man<\/a>\u00a0festival as thousands of stranded attendees have been told to shelter in place and conserve resources after the Nevada desert turned into a muddy mess.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result of the rainfall \u2014 with another quarter-inch downpour from thunderstorms expected through the weekend \u2014 the roads into and out of Black Rock City where the desert festival is held have been closed for the remainder of Burning Man, and area airports have also temporarily closed due to the wet weather conditions. Thousands of festivalgoers, essentially, are stuck there in the mud.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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pic.twitter.com\/NV96f6kSgw<\/a><\/p>— Festive Owl (@TheFestiveOwl) September 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>