Running Dry

Since 9/11 the water has been low. look at roosevelt lake east of pheonix. Its at record levels and climbing 6 feet per month. from a record low 5 years ago. started by a lot of consruction on dam and road improvments. Including refilling each lake below as they update and repair dams. If you say theres nothing we can do about global warming.( which has been cooling for the last five years) why then do you go next ,on to say the current whitehouse wont do anthing about it? Theys things (stories) are always followed by a state official somewhere. wanting to tax it or regulate it. and it happens the next day. We in tucson had the "beat the peak" program which encoraged water saving. The model for other gov's. They rearranged the way we pay. use alot get hit with surcharges. put in water catchs, low flows(which now are cloging the sewer) and such get rebates. years later the water CO(city gov) wants to raise rates cause cash flow is in defict. Now this? I'll bet by mon there will be a story about how were running out of water and need to ration now before we die!

Talking about water scarcity, as mentioned Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia; well, in the Middle east, people are used to use the desalinated water from the sea and they are really out of water from the very start, no lakes, no river but they have money to buy equipment in desalination process which means.. Life in Middle East keeps going on. In the Africa, of course it is very hot area of the planet which water runs dry so scarcity on water is usual. But in the Southeast Asia; Ohhh! It???s different! You know why? Southeast Asia is a tropical place where people there never used of using, or drinking processed water because the water there is abundant and never drying. Only, the issue arises on water scarcity in the Southeast Asian region it???s because people and government never focus on water problem. They have a lot of river, potable deep-well water source, big ocean to be desalinate it if needed.

The dilemma is the scarcity of water the west part of the word USA, yeah! Water problem is such good climate area would be possible not just because a lot of user but also the ???Global Warming??? problem. My question is, who would be the responsible of such Global Warming problem?... is it the Middle East supplying a lot of Oil for the BIG automobiles move around USA, CANADA and MEXICO, or the manufacturer of such equipment, or let me say the poor people who just live in the mountainous area??? Let me point ???THE ORIGIN OF THAT POLLUTION CAUSING TO GLOBAL WARMING,. THEY MUST ANSWER THESE???.

Talking about water scarcity, as mentioned Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia; well, in the Middle east, people are used to use the desalinated water from the sea and they are really out of water from the very start, no lakes, no river but they have money to buy equipment in desalination process which means.. Life in Middle East keeps going on. In the Africa, of course it is very hot area of the planet which water runs dry so scarcity on water is usual. But in the Southeast Asia; Ohhh! It???s different! You know why? Southeast Asia is a tropical place where people there never used of using, or drinking processed water because the water there is abundant and never drying. Only, the issue arises on water scarcity in the Southeast Asian region it???s because people and government never focus on water problem. They have a lot of river, potable deep-well water source, big ocean to be desalinate it if needed.

The dilemma is the scarcity of water the west part of the word USA, yeah! Water problem is such good climate area would be possible not just because a lot of user but also the ???Global Warming??? problem. My question is, who would be the responsible of such Global Warming problem?... is it the Middle East supplying a lot of Oil for the BIG automobiles move around USA, CANADA and MEXICO, or the manufacturer of such equipment, or let me say the poor people who just live in the mountainous area??? Let me point ???THE ORIGIN OF THAT POLLUTION CAUSING TO GLOBAL WARMING,. THEY MUST ANSWER THESE???.

Talking about water scarcity, as mentioned Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia; well, in the Middle east, people are used to use the desalinated water from the sea and they are really out of water from the very start, no lakes, no river but they have money to buy equipment in desalination process which means.. Life in Middle East keeps going on. In the Africa, of course it is very hot area of the planet which water runs dry so scarcity on water is usual. But in the Southeast Asia; Ohhh! It???s different! You know why? Southeast Asia is a tropical place where people there never used of using, or drinking processed water because the water there is abundant and never drying. Only, the issue arises on water scarcity in the Southeast Asian region it???s because people and government never focus on water problem. They have a lot of river, potable deep-well water source, big ocean to be desalinate it if needed.

The dilemma is the scarcity of water the west part of the word USA, yeah! Water problem is such good climate area would be possible not just because a lot of user but also the ???Global Warming??? problem. My question is, who would be the responsible of such Global Warming problem?... is it the Middle East supplying a lot of Oil for the BIG automobiles move around USA, CANADA and MEXICO, or the manufacturer of such equipment, or let me say the poor people who just live in the mountainous area??? Let me point ???THE ORIGIN OF THAT POLLUTION CAUSING TO GLOBAL WARMING,. THEY MUST ANSWER THESE???.

i agree with bubafett you all have friends of different race so get over the b/s of it's sombodies fault but our own..its all all of our problem either way ......the mexican next door floods out he's your nieghbor help him right ......the black .....oriential .....or who ever you wouldnt let them die in your own backyard would ya ................this hate b/s has gotta stop its just geting crazy .........and i have to kids that have to grow up with this ***.....................sorry ,,, but it's time to get on ......it's all one race now race for us all to live

Yes, there is plenty of evidence of dry lake beds from the past, the Earth is always evolving, changing, the problem of late seems to be the rapidity of the change concerning fresh water resources. We are under a tremendous drought in the Southeastern US, and it seems to be prevalent in the Southwest as well, and if this is a global reality then instead of the scenario from the movie Water World, we may be facing the opposite. Remember the song by the band America, In The Desert, the line "the ocean is a desert with its life underground", instead of being known for a blown typo, it may be our future reality.

If anyone is interested in whether Mead's levels are actually falling just go to http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/mead-elv.html and see for yourself. These are the Bureau of Reclamation's monthly lake level readings going back to 1935. Jamie Reno referenced this agency to back his study. The figures show Jamie is full of it. There have been NO changes in lake levels since 1937. So the Colorado remains as it has been for 70 years. As for the prolonged southwestern drought, NOAA doesn't agree with that assessment either. They refer to it as abnormally dry to moderate and not prolonged. See http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/drought_monitor.pdf The "peers" who reviewed this study should be themselves reviewed. I hate being lied to.

Las Vegas should not exist, at least in its present location. No large city should have ever been constructed in an environment so hostile to human life and naturally devoid of the basic necessities for sustaining human life.
Also, just in case you didn't know the Colorafo River should flow into the Pacific Ocean, which it has not been allowed to do for many years because its life-giving water has been diverted to the ill-concieved attempts of humans to inhabit a naturally uninhabitable environment.

Why do people have the outlook of, "what can you do for me?" Why don't we say, "What can I do for you?" What's wrong with this world, what's changed in the past decade...or even century? If everyone was closed minded and negative, this world would go no where but to hell in a casket. The only way this world has survived is by the hands of the positive. It's sad that in this world we have so many closed-minded people that think "I do enough," than the optimistic and educated that think "What else can I do?" If you people don't want the federal government stepping in then move elsewhere...if you can't take the heat get yo' a** out the kitchen.

The world is overpopulated with idiots who refuse to think things through. Where do you think most of the water in sections of the world originate. It's replenished from rain, snow melt, and some regions rely heavily on glacier run-off. If the glaciers in the mountain ranges such as the Andes, Himalayas, and yes, even the Rockies, disappear it will severely affect water supplies in large portions of our world. Entire portions of the eco-sphere will change.
This will in turn bring about changes in weather patterns. Think of the Earth as a giant puzzle.
Each section we destroy or alter beyond sustainability has a corresponding consequence on the entire picture. None of you naysayers on climate change or overpopulation have the intelligence to see the writing on the wall. EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED! YOU ARE CATTLE AT THE TROUGH AND THE AXE IS DESCENDING!

Boy, how incovenient it must be for you. You actually have to press 1 for English??!! Man, do I have sooooo much empathy. What is this world coming to?

This liberal and conservative crap is for retards only. Think analytically for a change, if it's possible. Global warming is a reality not a fantasy. Wake up from your deep sleep Cinderella.

Curtail development that will increase the demand on this water. If Southern Califonia and Nevada (especially Vegas with it's casinos, foutains and golf courses) keep raising their demand for more and more water, let them find it in situ or adapt.

hey i agree with christensenalan@sbcglobal.net, u make a good point. Weare having the same water problems over here on the east coast. I live in North Carolina and I am always hearing about how the water is going to run out in Raleigh in 180 days. You know what, I know a way to try to slow down the inevitable. Raise the damn price of water! You do that then see how many greedy, selfish bastards there are out there that dont give a damn about conserving. All they care about is their damn yards looking green. We ALL need to try to conserve as much water as we can, but yes I know that you cant get everybody to do that. The more that try thebetteroff wewill be. Well not so much us, but our kids. What kind of place do we want to leave them? Think about it!