http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estat...american-cities-that-are-running-out-of-water Totally didn't expect Houston to be #2 Is it POSSIBLE to run out of water?
while the sky isnt falling, it is very important that people realize the water supply problems. Having lived in arizona and doing some research on CAP water, you quickly learn that if things could get bad quickly.
i have no doubt that's true....in Arizona. there's a new "end of the world" fear every day presented in the media. we're obsessed and lap it up like....wait for it..........diminishing water.
Pretty impressive consumption considering how much rain we get. I wouldn't expect it to be a problem as long as the city is looking ahead and takes measures to manage our water supply. I think our leadership is adequate to the task, but I worry about our residents if conservation is part of a solution, given how bad we are on other environmental endeavors.
WHY CAN'T THIS BE ON THE BALLOT!?!?!?! *I would vote "NO, let's not run out of water." GET IT DONE, OBAMA! I HEART YOU!
but it can be applicable elsewhere, and not just Arizona. Atlanta had a big problem a couple of years ago. WEst texas has continually seen it's water level decrease over the last 20 years.
We live on the coast. 70% of the planet is covered in water. We will never run out or water. If it comes down to it, we just make some desalination plants.
I've been hearing and reading about the depletion of the aquifers for at least the last 15 years. Maybe it hasn't been at forefront of the media, but it certainly has been a concern, and one without any clearly defined solution. In addition to drinking water, it is also a big problem in the Midwest and Southern California, which is where the US grows the great surplus of food which helps feed the world. All of that land is naturally very dry, and dependent on easy aquifer water for irrigation.
True, but as things get worse in terms of safe water, what once seemed expensive will probably start looking necessary.
