Comments by "Andre Falksmen" (@andrefalksmen1264) on "neo" channel.

  1. Southern California was conquered and settled by people from the Northeast and Midwest with a historical ancestry from North West Europe, they are not a desert people. Humans transform the environment to suit them according to their resources, and the Anglo settlers of California in the early 20th century had a lot of resources. However, this is a tale as old as civilization, going back to the irrigation canals of ancient Sumer. It's a good thing, it is what separates us from animals.
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  2.  @gravelroad1228  actually a desert, if you can irrigate and fertilize the soil, is the perfect place to grow crops because you get endless sunshine and to precisely control the amount of water the crops receive. The most productive Farmland in the world is the California Central Valley which is naturally a desert. The water allows the farmers to grow almost any crop. that is, except crops that require chill hours like hard wheat and some Stone fruits. The problem is that Southern California's population has substantially grown from the 1920s when the land was originally irrigated. Commercial and Industrial demand for water has grown and they contribute substantially more to GDP than agriculture, which currently accounts for only 1%. Of course there has been greater demand for residential water. however, since the farmers for the first users, they are grandfathered in and do not have to pay a market rate for the water. This could be solved by simply supplying more water to California, say from the Great Lakes, but that is politically unfeasible As the time when America could accomplish great things has long passed.
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  3.  @gravelroad1228  to some extent, most of the water wasted on low margin water-intensive crops like alfalfa, cotton, and rice.
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  4. Nah, just stop wasting water on growing water intensive crops in the desert.
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  5. See a documentary called "Inventing LA: the Chandeliers and their Times". It's all online.
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  6. @pkmnrgby 9698 probably like California north of Sacramento.
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  7. @Sasha Da Masta resource acquisition is the engine of civilization. We must expand to survive.
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  8.  @nntflow7058  not quite, the San Joaquin Valley is quite large, but the most intensive agriculture happens south of Fresno which is in fact quite dry and arid. The portion of the valley that receives considerablel rainfall is north of Fresno extending up to Sacramento, areas north of Sacramento also receive quite a bit of rain. Without significant ground pumping, water diversion, and aqueducts, the Intensive agriculture which takes place south of Fresno, particularly in Kern County would not be possible.
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  9.  @MrDanisve  No, desalination is always more expensive, plus you have the only going energy requirements.
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