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Re:Climate-Driven Megadrought Is Emerging in Western U.S., S... by symplee on Friday April 17, 2020 @11:03AM (#22899565)
Exactly. I wonder how feasible it would be to repurpose oil pipelines and send desalinated water back inland.
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Re:Climate-Driven Megadrought Is Emerging in Western U.S., S... by netjiro on Friday April 17, 2020 @11:52AM (#22900077)
It's all feasible, if you have cheap enough energy. The installations themselves are not that expensive. The energy required is very expensive. And unless it's 100% 0-Carbon it will only exacerbate the situation.
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