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Unlike cities, farmers go where the water is. I know some HNers think farmers are growing crops in deserts. But that's just laughable. They farm where there is

Unlike cities, farmers go where the water is. I know some HNers think farmers are growing crops in deserts. But that's just laughable. They farm where there is water: rivers, lakes, flood planes, deltas, etc. It is the cities diverting the water from these places.

formerkrogemp 4y ago
> They farm where there is water: rivers, lakes, flood planes, deltas, etc. It is the cities diverting the water from these places. What do you call a place where the lakes, rivers, flood planes, and deltas are dried up? That's right. A desert. If current trends continue that's exactly what you're going to have.
- kolanos 4y ago
  > What do you call a place where the lakes, rivers, flood planes, and deltas are dried up? I think you mean diverted. Cities are actively draining reservoirs, too.
  - pm90 4y ago
    No they are not, not at the same scale as ag.