Here in Calif, fear of global warming, in part, pushed the "Train to Nowhere" aka high speed train.
Many $ billions spent (wasted). We 'may' get the Bakerssfield to Merced leg, which is already a joke.
Much of California ia very arid, with minimal rainfalll in some years. The last few weeks have seen record rain and snow, and the snow gets stored in the tall Siera NevadaMtns.
There is an historic battle between the wet North and the Dry South.
No new dams or reservoirs have been built for many years. The money wasted on a train to nowhere, could havve built those reservoirs,dams etc.
Dr. Victor Davis Hanson is an expert on this topic.