An Arizona town's water is cut off due to drought, leaving folks scrambling to find another source

[PsiPhiGrrrl]

@armozel

Growing lettuce and other water heavy crops in the desert shouldn’t be allowed

I hope progress is on track to move agriculture away from this entirely:

Water futures are "going to be ugly"

If the pace of resolving technical issues and reducing costs continues, we might see more alternatives in the next five to ten years: https://www.ars.usda.gov/oc/utm/vertical-farming-no-longer-a-futuristic-concept/ For some crops, 10 to 20 times the yield can be obtained per acre in vertical farming compared to open-field crops. Other advantages are that vertical farms are in enclosed structures, so not subject to extreme or inclement weather. Vertical farms are being built in deserts, hig…