I've read somewhere that one major factor is agriculture. Almonds and pistachios require over a gallon of water per nut, or over 1 trillion gallons/year for th

I've read somewhere that one major factor is agriculture. Almonds and pistachios require over a gallon of water per nut, or over 1 trillion gallons/year for the former [0] and it seems like that's where at least 10% of california's water supply is going[1]. Along with actively killing bees[3] I struggle to wonder if growing those nuts are even worth it. [0] https://www.gainesville.com/story/opinion/2021/08/24/douglas-r-noble-californias-agricultural-water-policies-nuts/8217589002/ https://www.gainesville.com/story/opinion/2021/08/24/douglas... [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20201203025513/https://fruitgrowers.com/what-california-crops-use-the-most-water/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201203025513/https://fruitgrow... [2] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/07/honeybees-deaths-almonds-hives-aoe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/07/honeybee...