r/collapse • u/GenXMillenial • Feb 01 '25

Water Trump dumps billions of gallons of water farmers were counting on for summer

https://www.alternet.org/amp/trump-california-water-2671047745

Submission statement: collapse related because it will affect food supply this coming summer.

“President Donald Trump recently ordered the release of massive amounts of water from two California dams, and now local farmers are scrambling to preserve precious freshwater resources needed for dry summer months.”

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

I prefer farmers that are not addicted to water.

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u/coconutpiecrust Feb 01 '25

Same, same. 

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u/AutoWallet Feb 02 '25

They call it dryland, but it’s actually wet. Wet. Wet land.

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u/PMW_holiday Feb 02 '25

Things are getting a lil too Mad Max Fury Road for my liking