Re:Israel Proves the Desalination Era Is Here
by adolph on Saturday July 30, 2016 @04:50PM
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Market forces prevented the Dust Bowl until the US govt induced settlement by farmers who used techniques that were ecologically incompatible in the longer run. It was a mistake and civilization learned from it and resources were revalued accordingly. I suppose that the US govt is a market force of sorts, but probably not what the parent comment had in mind.
It actually was civilization ending in affected areas of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. And the massive migration that ensued had negative impacts around the country too.