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Smart move from a smart, rich man. Lots of global farmland will lose yield do to aquifer depletion, snowcap accumulation changes in western watersheds, heat wav
by throwaway5752 6y ago
Smart move from a smart, rich man. Lots of global farmland will lose yield do to aquifer depletion, snowcap accumulation changes in western watersheds, heat waves, and storm damage. Food security is a thing of the past. High quality farmland is not an infinite resource and almost totally utilized outside of where it's been replaced with residential development in the Northeast US.
- kickout 6y agoVery few farms are irrigated (acreage-wise). Aquifer depletion (if it happens) would only affect a small percentage of farms. Most farms are rainfed ETA: About 90% of farms are non-irrigated
- throwaway5752 6y agoMy impression was that the Ogalla aquifer was stressed. Considering potable water consumption is relatively inelastic, what would that mean for agriculture usage if groundwater sources of potable water were depleted?