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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
I am tired of all this scare about running out of water. We have all the water we need in the world. We have the technology to turn sea water into pure water.
Humans can do anything they want they just have to be motivated to do it. We could make all the fresh water we ever wanted if we just really wanted to do it. It would cost a lot of money for the infrastructure and energy, but we could do it.
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Yeah, that was another issue with the whole Doomsday Scenario. It wouldn't be just the City of San Diego building one Desalination Plant, it would be the US Government building dozens to water the entire SW. I mean, the Hoover Dam was a massive undertaking, so its far from unprecedented. 400 miles of pipeline is not a serious undertaking if the need is there.
However, now is a good time to start with building sustainable water, so when we really, really need it, we're not behind the 8-ball. Of course, I doubt it would ever be as bad as that scenario. For example, Las Vegas is a multi-billion dollar industry, if anyone thinks they wouldn't find a way to keep it watered at any price, they're crazy.