Gotta say that as shitty is it is, I’m kinda curious what will actually happen if the worst case scenario drops on the Colorado River and all the farmers and ridiculous AC-guzzling mega-suburbs that feed off its water — out in the arid lands of Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona.
i mean...they might be pissed by the saudis aren't doing anything illegal and aren't doing anything american farmers aren't. i mean, a lot of crops grown with dwindling water supplies is slate for export, including the majority of almond and pistachio crops in california. so...
I'm sure you know it already, but I just learned Saudi owns a big chunk of CA land too. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/25/california-water-drought-scarce-saudi-arabia
yeah, they're in arizona and california on land that's near the colorado river.
i mean...they might be pissed by the saudis aren't doing anything illegal and aren't doing anything american farmers aren't. i mean, a lot of crops grown with dwindling water supplies is slate for export, including the majority of almond and pistachio crops in california. so...