Water shortages out west.

[Blassy]

So been reading in addition to watching the 60 minutes episode about the awful droughts out west. Everything out west fed by the Colorado river is facing drastic cuts to their allotment.
Wondering how this will impact all those beautiful courses through California and especially Arizona moving forward. If peoples lives are being impacted, certainly it will be difficult to make a case to use the huge amount of water it takes to green up a golf course out there.

[Bosco]

Never mind the golf courses- Think of the produce growers.

[Weirfan]

No, closing Arizona's golf courses would not alleviate the coming water shortage

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/water-wars/golf-courses-water-shortage-arizona-verify/75-7d259b51-beb6-4047-91ae-c5b244e18708

[rgk5]

Why does California not have a number of deslination plants? The Pacific Ocean is right there.

[Jdoo7]

Why does California not have a number of deslination plants? The Pacific Ocean is right there.

https://youtu.be/sCarNWFOQDY

They do. https://www.wired.com/story/desalina...-out-of-water/

[Bosco]

https://youtu.be/sCarNWFOQDY

They do. https://www.wired.com/story/desalina...-out-of-water/

Nice - “Desalination requires vast amounts of energy, which in some places is currently provided by fossil fuels. Kiparsky warns of a feedback loop where more desal is needed as the planet warms, which leads to more greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, there are serious concerns about the damage to marine life from the plant’s intake systems and extra-salty wastewater.”

[rgk5]

Thanks to you both.

[bl8d]

bet you shiat in order, fck golf and think food crops for people.