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by deadbabe 302 days ago
Aren’t most crops watered via irrigation? Why is precipitation necessary
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stetrain 302 days ago
The water used for irrigation is usually replenished by precipitation.
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hvb2 302 days ago
Because irrigation needs fresh water. Fresh water is brought inland by precipitation. No precipitation no rivers to irrigate from after the glaciers that might also feed them run out
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LargoLasskhyfv 298 days ago
Nukkular powered desalination plants at the coasts, pumping it inward via pipelines could be a solution.
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