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Speaking for the US many populated arid areas are completely unsustainable as population centers (ironically also where most people in the US have been moving for awhile now), especially because water resources haven't been managed rationally in many arid areas. This story will absolutely be a global one though, see Tehran for one massive example, Lake Mead for another. No water and deadly heat waves are going to make for limitless ghost town tourism attraction opportunities!

The future is bright for abandoned building photography communities!

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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 48 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I in a city that is a confluence of two rivers and the next city over is known for its aquifer.

Yet, the city government has hired consultants to come up with ideas for how to handle expected water shortages in the area as a result of development. Not to get all /c/collapse but it sure does make me feel negative about humanity’s effect on the planet.

Add to the list Mexico City, which hasn’t had water for a while.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

if you build a city in a DESERT or arid regions, one should be cognizant of the expectation of water shortage.

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 day ago

Mexico city was originally built on a lake.

Well that’s the thing. We have tons of water here. We don’t irrigate. There’s no datacenter. Yet we still managed to fuck it up.

But I agree with your statement. Places like AZ and CA are crazy, growing lettuce and almonds and lawns and having bathtubs and pools is really bizarre behaviour in a desert. We’ve really lost touch with nature.

[–] wavebeam@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Fuck, I hadn’t heard about Salem’s water concerns.