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nullpoint420 6 hours ago

I thought this too. Apparently there’s open cooling systems as well that are more efficient

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thedougd 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes. Evaporative cooling towers. I suppose in those cases nearly all the water used goes to atmosphere.

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userbinator 5 hours ago | parent [-]

...which then comes down again as rain, and in those areas where it's dry enough that evaporative cooling works, the increased humidity might actually be a good thing.

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altcognito 5 hours ago | parent [-]

In areas it's dry enough it is just leaving that watershed. It will be carried hundreds and thousands of miles away.

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userbinator 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Decades ago, there was a plan to equalise the water supply throughout the country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Water_and_Power...

Now China is beating us: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South–North_Water_Transfer_Pro...

	▲	altcognito 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Oh good, I'm glad China is beating us in the path to stupidity. These types of projects are the dumbest things we ever did here. Classic! Nothing dumber than reallocating resources thouands of miles away from where they should be.