The Southwest is bone dry. Now, a key water source is at risk.
www.politico.com
Climate change and worsening drought have driven water stores to dangerous lows. Now the federal government is telling states to drastically cut back.

Stupid motherfuckers knew this would happen for decades and now they have 60 days to fix it lol. What a useless fucking country.

  • SacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Almost like using millions of gallons of water to farm thirsty crops like almonds, and to also keep shitty monoculture fescue grass green in a desert was...kind of a stupid idea?

    Ed:

    states will need to figure out a way to cut usage by 2 to 4 million acre-feet in 2023 — which amounts to Arizona’s entire annual intake, if not more.

    King of the Hill was always right

    • Parent [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      This is going to be spicy. No one is going to want to give up their water.

        • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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          2 years ago

          if we're going by sheer stupidity (aka per acre wasteage) rather than gross impact, then it's golf courses > lawns > almond farming

          the grass on golf courses is just....something else

          • 20000bannedposters [love/loves]
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            2 years ago

            Yeah i agree. Also yeah fuck the nuts grown in central valley. But lots of those guys are not pulling from the Colorado river. They are drilling wells up to 2k feet deep+ to get too water. They are hiring oil well exploration companies to drill the wells. Pretty nuts 😀

            • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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              2 years ago

              The Corcovado Gulf in Chile could easily be dammed to create a large freshwater reservoir (it might already be brackish)--and the climate is perfect for almonds (not that it matters, just eat a bit less almonds won't kill you)

              unfortunately Boric seems clowny

      • SickleRick [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        How much of the water usage for agriculture is growing the turf that they sell in big rolls though? I tried to find some data on it but I couldn't find any data on how much acreage is used for what crops in Arizona.

          • SickleRick [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            It's the solution to living in a climate that grass isn't supposed to grow in. Tired of yellow, dead grass in the summer because you live in a fucking desert? Buy already grown grass by the roll every fucking summer!

    • Bloobish [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      We also grow an ungodly amount of alfalfa to feed the beef of other states as well as Saudi Arabia (legit just learned that this morning reading some collapse articles on California ag).

      • 20000bannedposters [love/loves]
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        2 years ago

        The sauds are buying up ag land in the desert here cuz they know how to farm a desert. And it's too hot to grow crops there now to feed their livestock

        • Bloobish [comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          It's insane though how wasteful it is to cater to beef needs when we could switch to goats (or just go non cattle ag but I feel way too many chuds would shoot up whole foods in reaction to it).

          • 20000bannedposters [love/loves]
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            2 years ago

            It's for their sheep. I don't think they are feeding our beef ranches. Maybe some. But most of it is being shipped back to the me to keep their livestock alive

            • Bloobish [comrade/them]
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              2 years ago

              Again this is the true answer, but tell this to a chud that wants red meat every single day and suddenly you get someone shooting up a local farmers market cuss of brainworms.