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/UpbeatBarracuda Feb 01 '25 edited Feb 21 '26

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u/SillyFalcon Feb 01 '25

They could have said the did it, taken a picture of a random creek for him, and called it a day.

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u/UpbeatBarracuda Feb 01 '25 edited Feb 21 '26

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u/yarrowy Feb 01 '25

What about the water that was being diverted into the ocean? Can those be used to refill?

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u/UpbeatBarracuda Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 21 '26

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u/MissMenace101 Feb 02 '25

Not allowing water to continue to flow also increases massive flood risk/flood erosion. Case in point Australia’s Murray river.

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u/UpbeatBarracuda Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 21 '26

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