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thehourglasses t1_j08m834 wrote

Probably won’t last long.

Moreover, it’s pretty fucking wicked to profit from the export of a critical resource like water. And yes, any agricultural exports are effectively exporting water.

Global food exports really need to go away. Local production needs to be the dominant mode.

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mystlurker t1_j08qv8n wrote

Pretty similar to the western US (particularly California and Arizona) growing the water heavy crops mostly for export (to China). In particular almonds and alfalfa stand out as crops primarily grown for export but are extremely water intensive.

The western US has been in a similar drought to Chile for the past few years (its second major drought in the last decade, though it’s all probably one big drought). Have to imagine they are related.

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MrOrbicular t1_j09rhos wrote

We knew it could happen and it has actually been happening since the 10's at least, but nothing changes really. So I'm doubting it won't last long.

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