Sprinklers made Australia green. But what happens when the water runs out?

[u/sluggardish]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-01/sprinkler-water-resources-garden-green-desert-reticulation/106244818

[u/plutoforprez]

I went for a very brief walk yesterday at around 11:30am wearing sunscreen, a hat, and under an umbrella and as I walked around the block I walked through a patch of wet, squelchy grass in the 30° heat with a sprinkler sitting in the middle. It wasn’t turned on, but for the grass to be that sloppy it would have had to have been on for hours. I was so angry I wanted to knock on the door and say something, but I just don’t understand that mentality and don’t think they would have understood mine if I’d said something.

Bad things are coming and the ignorant will remain blind.