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That water is free. It’s called rain.
by taejavu 5mo ago
That water is free. It’s called rain.
- velvetfoxtrot 5mo agoSort of. It has the opportunity cost of the forests we cleared for it.
- YetAnotherNick 5mo agoSo when there is no rain you let the cattle die? Feed on other people's land? By that logic even server's water can come from rain. > Around 14 percent of the 3 670 km3 of freshwater withdrawn each year for the irrigation of crops and pasture is allocated to produce feed items for livestock [1]: https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/a7f92713-890a-4ff8-85ae-eb2aa76ae702/content/state-of-the-worlds-land-and-water-resources-for-food-and-agriculture-2025-2025/technical-options-pastureland-feed-production.html#gsc.tab=0 https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/a7f...
- taejavu 5mo agoYes, drought often results in the death of livestock.