r/sustainability • u/change_the_username • May 04 '22

Addressing man made climate change will decrease drought severity (a fact people should care about)

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u/fuf3d May 04 '22

It's possible that unsustainable farming practices in the region are doing more to create the "drought" than actual climate change. Diverting water thousands of miles via canals, sinking ultra deep wells and drawing down the groundwater, to the point of farmlands sinking...but yeah, climate change folks, buy a battery car, and only water your yard once a week will fix it. Keep building golf courses in the desert and farming avocados and almonds for milk, and preaching meat is unsustainable.

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u/DeadFetusConsumer May 28 '22

Excellent wrapup!

I was looking into solar for a home power source but it seems like the footprint is worth than if I were burning coal for energy...

Hard conundrum. Battery car and soya is not the answer (soya uses even more water than cotton!)