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6. I doubt it--not without massive public works projects...

Reply to YoshidaYui (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 7, 2022, 05:45 PM

Jun 2022

...to which so many politicians are now allergic. Even if such a thing could be funded, it would take ages to accomplish. Desalinating that much seawater also has its own problems, including pollution and intensive energy use. Not that such a project is a bad idea; it probably is needed. But it won't arrive in time to bail out the western states.

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