11-04-2007
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Re: Water: Where will it come from in 2050?
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The Weight of Water
U.S. states face water shortages
Posted at 3:15 PM on 29 Oct 2007
The catastrophic California wildfires got all the press, but it's worth paying attention to an equally intimidating but slower-moving threat: water shortages. From Georgia to Massachusetts, Florida to New York, the Great Lakes to the West, U.S. states are getting thirstier.
In fact, the government predicts that at least 36 states will face challenges from inadequate water supplies within five years, thanks to a combination of rising temperatures, drought, population growth, sprawl, waste, and overuse. "Is it a crisis? If we don't do some decent water planning, it could be,"
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The Weight of Water | Grist | News | 29 Oct 2007 |
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