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I thought this too. Apparently there’s open cooling systems as well that are more efficient

Yes. Evaporative cooling towers. I suppose in those cases nearly all the water used goes to atmosphere.

...which then comes down again as rain, and in those areas where it's dry enough that evaporative cooling works, the increased humidity might actually be a good thing.

In areas it's dry enough it is just leaving that watershed. It will be carried hundreds and thousands of miles away.

Decades ago, there was a plan to equalise the water supply throughout the country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Water_and_Power...

Now China is beating us: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South–North_Water_Transfer_Pro...

Oh good, I'm glad China is beating us in the path to stupidity. These types of projects are the dumbest things we ever did here. Classic!

Nothing dumber than reallocating resources thouands of miles away from where they should be.

You seriously think that it's a good thing to have absolute drought in some areas, while others are experiencing intense flooding?

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