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> What would have happened if nobody had been willing to tell him it was a bad idea to open the northern California dams to solve the fire in Los Angeles, and t
by 01100011 1y ago
> What would have happened if nobody had been willing to tell him it was a bad idea to open the northern California dams to solve the fire in Los Angeles, and they'd all been drained?
You see this as an existential threat to the United States and the dollar's dominant role in world finance?
- ben_w 1y agoFrom what I've seen estimated, it would reduce US calorie production by something like 5-10%, dairy by 20%, vegetables by 60%, and nuts by 80%. The damage would last multiple years given what some of those crops are like. Federal intervention would be required to avoid western states suffering food shortages, because the current logistics presume they can get it from CA. Mishandling food could end the USA, never mind merely the dollar. "For Want of a Nail", as the verse goes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Want_of_a_Nail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Want_of_a_Nail