From the AP, “Much of U.S. Could See a Water Shortage”
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – An epic drought in Georgia threatens the water supply for millions. Florida doesn’t have nearly enough water for its expected population boom. The Great Lakes are shrinking. Upstate New York’s reservoirs have dropped to record lows. And in the West, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is melting faster each year.
Across America, the picture is critically clear – the nation’s freshwater supplies can no longer quench its thirst.
The government projects that at least 36 states will face water shortages within five years because of a combination of rising temperatures, drought, population growth, urban sprawl, waste and excess.
“Is it a crisis? If we don’t do some decent water planning, it could be,” said Jack Hoffbuhr, executive director of the Denver-based American Water Works Association.
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1 Stephen Levine // Nov 7, 2007 at 3:04 pm
What an exciting discovery your site is!
I spent my first 28 years living in the Ohio Valley and will in fact be in Pittsburgh this weekend.
Weather has been a life long passion of mine especially storm hunting. Please feel free to check out my site, which includes two recent storm related entries.
Regarding water shortage, I believe that short sighted development activities has deeply contributed to this crisis. In addition, I think that everyone west of the Rockies needs to be building rain water collection systems, and east of the Rockies considering the same. This goes from individuals through government agencies.
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