Every summer, the headlines scream “Water Crisis!” like it’s breaking news. But the real tragedy? This disaster is completely self-inflicted. From aquifers sucked dry with free electricity to canals flooding politically convenient fields, water is either wasted, misallocated, or vanishes in transit — all while we act surprised.
We have the technology: drip irrigation for horticulture, sprinklers and rain guns for crops, and pipeline-based distribution to cut water loss. Yet it's lying underused.
Why? Because free power distorts usage, not efficiency. Canal systems are political chessboards. And somehow, no one has yet invested in upgrading rain gun systems to match sprinkler efficiency. You know what's wild? Even with current tools — nothing fancy, no moonshots — we can save 10–15% water and still increase yields. But what we’re missing isn’t technology — it’s the will to act and the respect for water.
Water doesn’t vanish on its own. We do it — through policy laziness, political appeasement, and pure arrogance. The scarcity is not natural. The ignorance is.
