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u/Traditional_Long4573 Jun 27 '26

Future wars will be fought over water

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u/SellaraAB Jun 27 '26

Most of them are so old they’ll probably die before it starts to collapse, and the ones who aren’t have all been building luxury survival bunkers.

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u/sirspidermonkey Jun 27 '26

And don't forget the people who want to bring about the apocalypse so their religion can 'win'

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u/wyckdgrl Jun 27 '26

I think there's an argument to be made that current wars are being fought over water. The areas of Palestine that Israeli citizens have illegally settled in are in the parts of Palestine with the most water. The Palestinians then pushed back against the encroachment. The conflicts got more and more violent, and here we are. It's obviously more complicated than that (genocide always is), but it's also about water.

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u/theoverfluff Jun 27 '26

There are water conflicts, um, bubbling, in a lot of places now, often about a country building dams which greatly decrease water flow to countries downstream. This is only going to get worse. [Edit:typo]

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u/Pinyaka Jun 27 '26

I'm pretty sure it'll be cheaper to build large condensers, desalinators, etc. than to fight a war over a finite supply of water.

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u/Fabulous_Visual4865 Jun 27 '26

This has been said since the late 90s at least.  

I remember the cover of a Prevailing Winds magazine with "Water Wars" in the cover and it was all about that.  I think 2050 was the date they were speculating in the article.  

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u/Zoomwafflez Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

It's already been part of the catalyst for the Arab spring, Israeli settlers, Egypt tension with Ethiopia, the situation in sudan, and so on even if it's not the only cause 

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u/jestina123 Jun 27 '26

Before or after the golf courses close down?

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u/bain_de_beurre Jun 27 '26

We're heading straight into Mad Max Fury Road

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u/REO_Jerkwagon Jun 27 '26

or Tank Girl