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I infer they aren't bulldozing a dike around the flat farmland to prevent runoff and allow the water to soak into the ground. This will also reduce flooding fr
by WalterBright 10mo ago
I infer they aren't bulldozing a dike around the flat farmland to prevent runoff and allow the water to soak into the ground.
This will also reduce flooding from overloading the rivers with water.
- pfdietz 10mo agoYou need some outflow to carry away salts. Otherwise, the water just evaporates and leaves the salt there, and eventually the land becomes unable to grow crops. This has historically been a serious problem in Mesopotamia, for example.
- danans 10mo ago> I infer they aren't bulldozing a dike around the flat farmland to prevent runoff Earthen dikes and berms are a common feature around farmland in California.