Water is a means to an end, not an end in itself.

It's great that it's raining. But people should not assume that a little bit of rain is going to solve our problem.

Water is a means to an end, not an end in itself.

How would we feel if you could pay extra to smoke on airplanes? When we decide something is a bad idea in general for society, we don't want the rich to be able to buy their way out of it.

This isn't about 'causality' but about 'influence'. The evidence is clear that human-induced climate change is influencing the drought, no matter the cause.