[OC] Irrigation Expansion into the New Mexico Desert (1986 - 2021)Submitted by granger327 t3_xzuioy in dataisbeautiful
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We'd have been better off investing in rail and desalinization than farming in the desert. It was one thing to move so many people into a place that couldn't support them, it's a completely different ballgame to try to irrigate the desert.
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