What is life going to look like as our precious water resources become increasingly strained and the western half of the United States becomes bone dry? Scientists tell us that the 20th century was the wettest century in the western half of the country in 1000 years, and now things appear to be reverting to their normal historical patterns. But we have built teeming cities in the desert such as Phoenix and Las Vegas that support millions of people. Cities all over the Southwest continue to grow even as the Colorado River, Lake Mead and the High Plains Aquifer system run dry. So what are we going to do when there isn’t enough water to irrigate our crops or run through our water systems?
Already we are seeing some ominous signs that Dust Bowl conditions are starting to return to the region
http://www.activistpost.com/2013/05/the-colorado-river-high-plains-aquifer.html
Timely action could avoid this, but timely action requires effective leadership; and American leadership is busy playing the deadly game of imperialism.
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