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The Thirsty U.S. West – Water Woes To Beget New Dams?
March 11th, 2008
As reported in The Seattle Times, a booming population, droughts, and growing fears about climate change have regional governments once again studying dams, this time to create huge reservoirs to capture more winter rain and spring snowmelt for use in dry summer months. This despite the fact that the era of massive dam construction in […]
Read more »National Water Shortage – North & South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee Experiencing “Extreme” to “Exceptional” Drought Conditions
March 11th, 2008
For months now, as discussed on this blog and as recently reported by TreeHugger, several areas of the USA have been confronting severe water problems. In particular, the southeastern United States, where massive growth over the last few decades has outpaced rational water planning, is facing an extreme drought that shows no signs of improving […]
Read more »A Royal Flush (2): Potential Alternatives to Addressing Nevada’s Water Issues
March 11th, 2008
According to an article in the Salt Lake City Tribune, there are a number of potential alternatives to the water pipeline proposed by Nevada, some of which may also have potential benefits for Lake Powell and Utah. Seventeen options are noted, including those listed below. We find it interesting and instructive that several of these […]
Read more »Southeastern U.S. Water Wars
February 25th, 2008
As reported in a number of publications, including The New York Times, the water “war” between Tennessee and Georgia has been brought closer to a boiling point by Georgia’s recent legislative attempt to move the border north so the drought-plagued state can tap into the Tennessee River. According to some legislators, Georgia – under this […]
Read more »Lake Mead May Go Dry By 2021: “We are beyond the sustainable limit of the Colorado system”
February 13th, 2008
According to a recent study as reported by CNET News, there is a 50 percent chance that Lake Mead – created by the Hoover Dam and the Colorado River – will go dry by 2021 because of escalating human demand and climate change. As noted by the authors: “Today, we are at or beyond the […]
Read more »Looming Water Supply Crises: Future Water Availability – Winners and Losers
February 5th, 2008
As reported by Terra Daily, a prominent group of hydrologists and climatologists writing in Science magazine argue that climate change has already dramatically altered the water cycle and these changes signal a looming water supply crisis. As the article notes, a picture of future water availability gainers and losers can be projected: “…Our best current […]
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