Water and the West - Will there be enough
Writing by Rich on March 1, 2007
This article on the Colorado River and population growth in the Southwestern U.S. reminded me of another couple of things we’ll be looking at on TheBestPlaces.info — the impact of global warming and the water sources for the individual towns and cities we’re investigating.
The 25 million Americans who rely on the Colorado River for water should expect continued — and even worsening — drought spells and water shortages as rising temperatures and growing populations create a double whammy, experts warned in a new report…
…”These reconstructions, along with temperature trends and projections for the region, suggest that future droughts will recur and that they may exceed the severity of droughts of historical experience, such as the drought of the late 1990s and early 2000s,” the experts wrote…
I’m not sure we want to move as far north as Colorado. We love snowboarding, but are averse to long winters. Then again, do we really want to move to Tucson if temperatures are going to rise and water supplies fail?
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