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humanity's oldest hack: bribing rivers to visit fields they'd never choose on their own

ancient rootsMesopotamians watered crops over 8,000 years ago
thirsty habitconsumes about 70% of global freshwater use
salt curseover-irrigation leaves soil too salty to farm
drip geniusIsraeli drip systems slashed water waste dramatically
sky versioncenter-pivot circles are visible from space
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