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At this point it looks like turning the Grand Canyon into the largest reservoir in the western US would've been a smart move. Water is the limiting factor for m
by jpm_sd 3y ago
At this point it looks like turning the Grand Canyon into the largest reservoir in the western US would've been a smart move. Water is the limiting factor for millions of people and important food sources.
- biggc 3y agoLake Mead and Lake Powell are already drying out because there's not enough water coming down the Colorado river, I'm not sure how another reservoir between the two would help
- atourgates 3y agoPeople aren’t dying of thirst, or hunger in the American Southwest. All damming the Grand Canyon would have done is destroyed an amazing natural area, and made it so we didn’t have to worry quite so much about watering our lawns and golf courses in places where they don’t belong.
- hinkley 3y agoIt just would have brought more people to the region faster. In the end we'd be where we are now, but with bigger stakes if the whole system collapses.