Crabgrass by Tauhid Bondia for February 26, 2025

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones

Brr.

Water makes sense to fight over.

I hope to be gone before we fighting over water. Actuarial tables have me living another 34 years so I may not get my wish.

Water Wars are what we experience out here in the Western US. It is a consequence of people trying to live in the deserts and other such hostile places.

Jeez! Seems this world takes their water balloon fights way too seriously!

Well, that took a dark turn.

It’s when the Truth Wars end that you know things are about bottoming out.

War can only lead to our mutual destruction.

The Water Wars started about 20 years ago, but most folks ignore it when it makes the news cycles. Corporations have been competing to buy up all of the water rights they can, and Texas water utilities have been caught side drilling on private properties to steal water which has even resulted in gunshots fired. Even Tom Selleck got caught stealing water for his avocado farm (all of the plants died anyway). It will only get worse with time.

Pentagon has said that climate change with the resulting migration and conflict over water is one of the top matters of global security.

It is coming, how soon? Don’t know but think about this…water levels in the stretches of the Ogallala (aquifer) underlying Kansas have dropped an average 28.2 feet. Thousand Springs in Hagerman, ID used to have water spilling from the Snake River aquifer a mile or more along the canyon wall. Now it is just a few hundred feet. All due to irrigation pumping.

water wars are already here due to Climate Change and Over-Population

Oh honey, look at history (Western water rights).. Or if that is too much trouble, read up on CURRENT water rights issues

While I could wax on the negative, on the positive side we are getting much better at desalination and power generation (which it requires) from solar, wind, tides. We might see oil product pipelines cleaned up and repurposed to bring saline water from far off shore to desalination plants and then uphill to people, farms & ranches…but don’t be too surprised if Billionaire Bros do it for the cybercurrency and AI ventures.

I kinda wonder if Vin will WANT to return to this world.

and by the way,don’t call me shirly