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chewie8291 t1_j5ptyp3 wrote

Reply to comment by squidking78 in The Key to California’s Survival Is Hidden Underground The state is ping-ponging between severe drought and catastrophic flooding. The solution to both? Making the landscape spongier. by Sariel007

As an American I can confirm.

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squidking78 t1_j5q28bh wrote

It’s weird the things you notice when you live amongst a slightly different culture. And bravo for seeing it yourself.

I just want to throttle some of the people in charge sometimes, or at companies… cos I can clearly see what they could do better as I know it already happens where I come from. But as in my job, I have to convince them it was their idea all along. It’s maddening.

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chewie8291 t1_j5qayua wrote

Or combining of solutions. People get blinders on and dont see that they could do things like seawater passive desalinization combined with hydroponics.

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squidking78 t1_j5qw39q wrote

Yup. Who knew you could take bits of things that have been proven to work everywhere, and adapt things to your local circumstance!

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