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Re:40M People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast by zikduruqe on Friday August 27, 2021 @02:48PM (#28331570)
It's also used to grow alfalfa in the middle of a desert region where alfalfa shouldn't grow to begin with. And the alfalfa is exported internationally. We are essentially exporting water out of the US.
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Re:40M People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast by distribot on Friday August 27, 2021 @03:39PM (#28332137)
It's crazy to me that in Norway they treat the oil reserves they found in the 60s as a good that is owned by the nation collectively, but we can't even treat water that way. Something that, if mismanaged badly enough, could kill us all in a week.
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Re:40M People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast by landemva on Saturday August 28, 2021 @02:03PM (#28340089)
"could kill us all in a week."

This seems a bit alarmist and detached from reality.

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