Blog: Virtual Water vs. Real Water in California
From the California WaterBlog by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, in a post by Jay Lund:
“There has been considerable kvetching during this drought about California exporting agricultural products overseas, with some saying that this implies we are virtually exporting water that we should be using in California.
“Those concerned should take comfort with California’s major imports of virtual water. Much of the food consumed here comes from other states and countries, and their production, of course, requires water.”
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