2 thoughts on “PBS Newshour: Climate Worsens Rio Grande Water War”


  1. I remember, as a representative board member of a local foundation, attending a charitable foundation event held at UT-Austin in 2000 . One of the speakers shared their achievement with a project that was bringing prosperity to the otherwise impoverished Rio Grande Valley. Establishing a local single crop that farmers could grow would be big enough to cost-effectively support local packers and shippers, and give local communities a shared identity. The crop was grapefruit, which, along with other citrus fruits, is a water-intensive crop.

    Sugar cane, featured in the video, is another water-intensive crop.

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