How the West Was Lost: In America’s First Climate War

Re:How the West Was Lost: In America’s First Climate War by pm90 on Sunday September 30, 2018 @03:43PM (#18107975)

Wouldn't it be easier to take the farms to where the water is, rather than bring the water here?

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Re:How the West Was Lost: In America’s First Climate War by stevenwoo on Sunday September 30, 2018 @04:44PM (#18108303)

The grandfathering of water use rights from 100 years ago and the political clout of rural areas guaranteed by the typical state/federal senate apportioning makes this extremely difficult to turn around from having the farms in the desert in California and Arizona. How do we fix that?

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Re:How the West Was Lost: In America’s First Climate War by BurritoAlPastor on Sunday September 30, 2018 @04:37PM (#18108263)

Farms need a lot more than water, though. They need square footage, soil quality, suitable climate, access to infrastructure for shipping, and a good amount of cheap labor. All of those (except, increasingly, cheap labor) can be found in California.

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