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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by ClumsyPilot on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @07:33PM (#28846407)
There is a water diversion indeed, to moronic growing of almonds in a desert! Where farmers claim more water 'rights' than physically exists.

It's like you guys looked at the Aral sea disaster created by USSR and said 'hold my beer'

These crops are dead, it's just a question of time, even if you diverted every drop of water and leave households to die. The sooner we accept it the better.

http://www.ciesin.org/docs/006-238/006-238.html

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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by engineer_22 on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @09:20PM (#28847148)
Building households in a desert isn't much better than farming in a desert....
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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by maire on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @11:11AM (#28853171)
They were diverting water from regular farms in the Sacramento delta to almond farms. The delta farmers were naturally upset.

The diversion was actually being pushed at the federal level, but Sacramento successfully fought back.

Almonds also do not respond well to periods of drought since the trees need to be watered each and every year. Annual crops can be rotated based on water availability.

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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by engineer_22 on Sunday October 24, 2021 @05:34PM (#28982147)
Humans do not respond well to periods of drought since humans need to drink water each and every day. Camels can be rotated based on water availability.
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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by ummonk on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:50PM (#28847690)
The water usage of a house in the desert is minuscule compared to a farm in the desert.
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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by engineer_22 on Sunday October 24, 2021 @07:58PM (#28983098)
The water use of a farm is miniscule compared to a city in the desert.
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