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The Midwest would be great. It’s right next door and the largest piece of arable land in the world.
by Quenty 4y ago
The Midwest would be great. It’s right next door and the largest piece of arable land in the world.
- IIsi50MHz 4y agoWater levels supporting much of midwest[1] farming and ranching have been dropping for decades, far faster than the refill rate. Even areas that have formed water-use co-operatives have been unable to convince themselves to reduce draw enough to matter. Even if they zeroed their usage, the co-ops don't cover enough land area to make up for the surrounding areas that are drawing from the same aquifer. [1] Leaving aside the cultural oddity of USA-ians who think the living not only east of centre, but as far east as any part of Ohio, counts as "midwest".