Where does the huge jump in hydro power come from?
Basically all figures I have seen up to now had hydro almost flat with only veeery gradual increase over the years.We were in a drought. Rain returned
Wow. There is even a Wikipedia page on droughts in California.
This is frightening stuff for someone accustomed to a much more even weather.Yeah its a pretty big issue with socal especially. The state and federal governments are going to have to eventually deal with California and other nearby states importing an unsustainable amount of water from nearby water sources.
Yeah, growing alfalfa in the desert for export as cattle fodder is just bonkers, but we do it because the farmers there have senior rights to Colorado River water
Arizona has Saudi owned corporations sucking the aquifer for alfalfa export. Oof