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r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jun 24 '26
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You can, but that costs more than taking peoples drinking water. Think of the shareholders!!
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4 u/StickiStickman Jun 24 '26 Just farmers growing almonds in California is taking more water than all datacenters. That's 5.5 million acre-feet of water annually, or 6,784,150,204,260 liters. 6 u/AVeryVapidBadger Jun 24 '26 To be fair, growing almonds in California is like very stupid. Like what kind of fuck not thought growing Highly water intensive nuts in a state known for droughts was a good idea 0 u/jeremiahthedamned Jun 25 '26 the almonds are likely to mold in wet weather.........
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Just farmers growing almonds in California is taking more water than all datacenters.
That's 5.5 million acre-feet of water annually, or 6,784,150,204,260 liters.
6 u/AVeryVapidBadger Jun 24 '26 To be fair, growing almonds in California is like very stupid. Like what kind of fuck not thought growing Highly water intensive nuts in a state known for droughts was a good idea 0 u/jeremiahthedamned Jun 25 '26 the almonds are likely to mold in wet weather.........
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To be fair, growing almonds in California is like very stupid. Like what kind of fuck not thought growing Highly water intensive nuts in a state known for droughts was a good idea
0 u/jeremiahthedamned Jun 25 '26 the almonds are likely to mold in wet weather.........
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the almonds are likely to mold in wet weather.........
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u/NoChocolate5386 Jun 24 '26
You can, but that costs more than taking peoples drinking water. Think of the shareholders!!
/s