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Meat and dairy use up a lot more water than you'd think

Meat and dairy use up a lot more water than you'd think | USING >46% OF THE ENTIRE COLORADO RIVER FOR ANIMAL FEED (AND >70% OF ALL IRRIGATION WATER USE); MEAT & DAIRY INDUSTRY; "WHY WOULD ALMONDS DO THIS" | image tagged in memes,who killed hannibal,environment,drought,meat,water | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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For those curious, here's one useful source talking about the water usage

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23655640/colorado-river-water-alfalfa-dairy-beef-meat

For some more numbers. Per liter, dairy milk requires 628.2 L of freshwater vs almond milk requiring 371.46 L of freshwater. And if you use something like oat milk instead that gets you to 48.24 L

https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impact-milks
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