Why do we build cities in the desert?

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I understand in a post AC world that cooling is not the issue. However, I dont understand why we make cities in deserts when water consumption is so great. How do cities like Las Vegas supply so much water.

Even if they have access to water, why would you want to build a city where temperatures are so brutal. The same goes for northern cities in Canada to be fair.

(I am Canadian so sorry if it is an obvious answer)

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It’s always water. Whenever there is a city, there is or was a fresh water source. Once you’ve settled and own a whole bunch of land around a water source, there’s risk in moving to some place “nicer” but being less wealthy.

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