[mamon]

>> this thing only makes water when you probably don't need water.

Living in California recently I constantly see the weather forecast claiming 70-90% humidity and yet the area is basically a dessert with almost no rain. I suppose there are many more areas in the world like that.

[scythe]

That happens because there are many hills which tend to spawn rainclouds when the humidity hits a certain threshold. So while there is moisture in the air it mostly falls in the mountains. Other places with this pattern include e.g. Morocco or the Snake River Valley in Idaho.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_island

(This is also why people keep building houses in fire danger zones: the forests have a nice climate, but they burn. The flat areas don't burn, but they're inhospitable.)

[nevlis]

Sounds like a delicious place to live

[romwell]

You might think that, but the illusion will break fast if you actually move here. The inland can be supper dry, so much you could almost hear it dinning in your ears. No surprise so many water conservation efforts have been launched here!