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I assume there were many more trees in the same watershed before man chopped them down for pasture and cities.
by Sabinus 8y ago
I assume there were many more trees in the same watershed before man chopped them down for pasture and cities.
- m0zg 8y agoYes, and they burned quite readily and frequently without harming humans. But humans have this peculiar aversion to dying in a fire, and they use tons of groundwater for themselves and for irrigation as well.
- jaegerpicker 8y agoSure, but there was a lot more available water in the watershed then also. Agriculture in a lot of ways has been the biggest ecological disaster this planet has ever seen. Man has redirected and pushed water out of nearly every watershed on the planet vastly changing what biome a area can support. I say that fully aware of the benefits that Agriculture has allowed human society, I wouldn't change it if I could in the past but I deeply hope we figure out a way to co-exist with nature in a less destructive way.
- magduf 8y agoWe need to switch to just growing our plant food indoors, using hydroponics. It's much more efficient with water than outdoor irrigation, and can be done vertically so it doesn't take up so much land.