@Lightfighter

Yeah. We have family in Santa Fe, NM. It’s seems that’s the choice everyone is facing. Water for residents, or cutting-off/reducing food production. Especially, in California.

So, “affordability” and inflation of food will sure skyrocket. Plus, all the suffering for families and increased wildfire risk.

I wonder how soon Americans will be forced to migrate states to state for better opportunities/protection?

@feld @akamran

Yep. Also, in documentaries I’ve seen it’s mostly reduced to a wetlands trickle by consumption in the USA South West already.

Also, Trump did deny them early in 2025.

@timo21

Seems to me they/we do face the choice of large human populations versus food production in some areas of the would.

Growing regions will very likely shift dramatically as climate change continues unabated.

@MHowell

Yep. Thanks

I remember, decades ago, realizing that water wars would very likely be a real thing we’d face in this lifetime.

Also, if/when the Trump regime gets involved in determining an outcome, it’ll become immensely worse. Trump pathologically does that, make everything worse for just about everyone else as he skims, scams, and defrauds. Will he realize, or admit, water is more important than oil? I doubt it.

This is a massively important story. Follow it closely. Whatever the outcome, huge constrictions will be inflicted on water for BOTH residents AND food supply for all Americans. 70% of the water is for agriculture. It’s BOTH climate catastrophe AND consumption.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/colorado-river-crucial-deadline