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where did you get this data? it can't possibly be right
edit: it's robbed of context. it's only illustrating water use in the Colorado River basin, and even at that is being misleading: for instance, corn silage is a byproduct of grain corn. that water doesn't magically re-enter the water table if we don't feed it to cattle, but by feeding it to cattle, we are able to reclaim some of that water use.
The NY Times. Here’s a gift link:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/22/climate/colorado-river-water.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lE4.44Qi.Vu9I48wSDsmh
Edit: they cite this study in Nature Sustainability: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-0483-z
I found the nature article that is the source.
here
They said water in the American west then showed an image of water use. Critical thinking gooooooo
It's kinda bizarre how people are brainwashed to think that this isn't a thing...
https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/devastating-water-footprint-animal-agriculture/163485/
I skimmed this and clicked a few of the references. it does use poore-nemecek 2018, so I'm skeptical of all of the other data that's included. of course going through a piece the size that you linked to evaluate it for its scientific integrity is a project all onto itself and I'm at work at the moment. I encourage you to look at the methodology for each of the claims made in your link.