Water futures are "going to be ugly"

[VeronicaConnor]

@simonize

Not desert, but without irrigation much of Southern California is too arid to grow the crops that people are growing there

Agreed! What do you suggest? Where else do you think that farming can take place without reducing food available to the country?

@simonize

Water hungry industries, green lawns, and golf courses just add to the problem. Similar to vacation houses on the outer banks, I don’ think that it is wise to encourage land uses that are only going to be even more difficult to support as climate change slowly makes everything worse.

I don’t think anybody here would support any of those things, nor is advocating for any of that. Least of all me, as I’ve said repeatedly upthread.

@simonize

Band-aiding infrastructure to support people where they are is important, but we should be planning for a significantly worse picture on the future, rather than piling sandbags on the low-tide line and saying “we’re done.”

Again, nobody here is advocating for any of that. We”re certainly open to your solutions though.

It’s easy to sit and point out everything that the west is doing wrong with water management. There’s lots to choose from. People tend to be a little shorter on solutions, though.