How many people there 1200 years ago. This is all cr** and doesn’t mean a thing. It’s 2022...live with it.
They could always try to build some dams and save up water for emergencies like this instead of tearing them out.
Burning oil or burning coal and trees to heat and cook. Which one is more efficient, therefore better for the environment? I am thinking modern society is massively better for the environment and the air. If people want to quit using so much water for farming, get rid of the ethanol for fuel program, it would also raise MPG for private cars, and give more corn for the animals so we can eat cheaper beef, pork and chicken.