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Jimi du Ranty

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10. We should be talking about pipelines and desalination plants

Reply to Buddyzbuddy (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 2, 2026, 07:59 AM

1 hr ago

These options take time and money to set up, so we should talk about them now.
The alternatives may include relocating humans to more habitable locations.
Alternatives may be forced upon us by conditions such as 130F temperatures.

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Not to mention lonely bird 11 hrs ago #7

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