http://www.weather.com/news/science/environment/water-shortages-top-20-cities-risk-water-supply-drought-20130806
"A 2012 study conducted at the University of Florida rated water
availability and vulnerability for 225 urban areas nationwide, based on
available fresh water per person. Miami ranks near the bottom of the
list for water availability, and scores high on vulnerability.
Unlike
many other analysis, this study incorporated both local rainfall and
the availability of stored and imported water – what the authors called 'hydraulic' sources. These sources include man-made reservoirs and
aqueducts that can transport water from one drainage basin to another.
The study also accounted for natural variability in rainfall and water
availability to classify each urban area as low, medium, or high in
vulnerability."
We really need drinking water. We don't need to pollute it, then inject it deep underground where it can never be used again (aka fracking). We don't really need green lawns for every home. There are a lot of ways we waste clean water, and soon that luxury is going away.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
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