Thirst of a Nation

[gcode]

This report provides an analysis of Iran's water crisis, concluding that it is the central driver of a cascade of systemic breakdowns pushing the nation toward state failure. The crisis is not a natural disaster, but a politically engineered catastrophe, the direct result of decades of mismanagement, corruption, and flawed ideology. The primary culpability lies with the Iranian regime and its security-economic apparatus, particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This is evidenced by the regime's profound failure to adapt in a region where other arid states have successfully implemented sustainable water management strategies, and by its systematic destruction of a 3,000-year-old national legacy of water stewardship.

Middle East Forum

I knew Iran was having issues with it's water supply, but I had no idea it was this bad.

[mowens]

You might want to edit the title of this thread.

[jstell]

You might want to edit the title of this thread.

Oh no, someone's going to have to explain to gcode how the kids have bastardized the meaning of 'thirst'.

[gcode]

That's what I get for posting from a phone 

[Newbeeee™]

Here in Cyprus it is just as bad.... Saudi recently shipped in a couple of portable desalination plants to help out.

IT'S A F'KIN ISLAND SURROUNDED BY WATER

We are told that desalination is "energy high"....yet there is so much solar/pv panel usage here, peoples back-feed returned into the grid is regularly stopped, because it isn't needed - there is an abundance of electricity supply.
Yet electricity price is very high here....
It reminds me of the quote by Peter Brabeck-Letmathe - ex Nestle CEO where he "heavily implied" (internetz update because at the time I swear he said...) water is not a human right?
Nestle being "the largest producer of water in the world"....Kerching!

Oh.... throw in the fact that water is now traded on the Futures stock market - so they can bet against price rise etc....

It all sounds like a plan to me....

[gcode]

We are told that desalination is "energy high"....

This is true. They are trying to build some here but it's a long slog and shutting down the nuclear plant in San Onofre
nuclear power plant didn't help

California Globe.

This article is 3 years old now. I suspect construction efforts are being smothered in regulations and permitting problems.

[Jeff]

Nestle being "the largest producer of water in the world"

They pump a lot of that water here in Michigan to bottle it for their Ice Mountain brand water.

Remember back in the 90's when bottled water first got popular and we all asked the same question? "Who the fuck is paying for water?"

[CNCAppsJames]

This is true. They are trying to build some here but it's a long slog and shutting down the nuclear plant in San Onofre
nuclear power plant didn't help

California Globe.

This article is 3 years old now. I suspect construction efforts are being smothered in regulations and permitting problems.

People's Republik of Kommieforniastan doing People's Republik of Kommieforniastan things. Totally shocked. 

To say the lunatics are running the asylum there doesn't even begin to describe what Democrats are doing there and plan to do to The USA.

 

[Jeff]

I suspect construction efforts are being smothered in regulations and permitting problems

Probably because the people that have the power to approve it want their cut of the (then $140 million).
If only they could divert the water coming from Canada into Cali.

[Bucky Cornstarch]

People's Republik of Kommieforniastan doing People's Republik of Kommieforniastan things. Totally shocked.

To say the lunatics are running the asylum there doesn't even begin to describe what Democrats are doing there and plan to do to The USA.

Every Nutboy rant makes me love California even more. 

Anyone notice how Prop 50 turned out? It was such a success that the nutters up north want to succeed and create their own state. If it happens, the new state should be just as much of a drain on federal dollars as all the other Trumptard states.

 

[mowens]

If it happens, the new state should be just as much of a drain on federal dollars as all the other Trumptard states.

How much of a drain on federal dollars are they?

[Jeff]

lol brokeback bucky doesn't know that Cali receives the most from federal funding, 11% out of all funding disbursed.

[jstell]

Proportional to their population, about 12% of USA.

[jstell]

A quick internet search shows CA puts in more than they get out.

States that contribute more to the federal government than they receive include California, New York, and Texas, based on their large net contributions. Other states like Nebraska, Minnesota, and Washington have high net contributions on a per-person basis. These "donor states" are often larger economies with higher populations, though the exact data can fluctuate by year.
By total contribution: California, New York, and Texas consistently contribute the most in total dollars. For example, in 2022, California's net contribution was the highest.
By per-person contribution: On a per-person basis, states like Nebraska, Minnesota, and Washington have the largest net contributions.

[jstell]

Same summary for 2024

In terms of net contributions, 19 states sent more to the federal government than they received in 2024. The largest gaps were in California ($275.6 billion), New York ($76.5 billion), and Texas ($68.1 billion).

On a per-person basis, Nebraska ($9,531), Minnesota ($8,702), and Washington State ($7,139) contributed the highest net total.