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You exhausted those a decade ago. Now other states are shipping water to Cali, and those states are starting to have their own issues.
by killface 11y ago
You exhausted those a decade ago. Now other states are shipping water to Cali, and those states are starting to have their own issues.
- PhantomGremlin 11y agoReasonable options haven't been exhausted until California stops producing crops like rice.[1] Our ideal climate, ample water supply and innovative farming techniques result in some of the highest rice yields in the world, while at the same time providing rice of the highest quality. That was written a few years ago. Growing rice in a desert is hardly an "ideal climate", and the recent drought has certainly changed the perception of an "ample water supply". Same thing with other water intensive crops like almonds. TV was recently reiterating the trope that a single almond takes 1 gallon of water. That seems way high, but I haven't searched further. [1] http://web.archive.org/web/20060210141916/http://calrice.org/e7b_cas_rice_growing_region.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20060210141916/http://calrice.org...
- pbreit 11y agoWell, my understanding is that more fresh water runs into the ocean than what we entirely consume already.