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Precious Water

Back East we're freezing and snow covered. Out West, we're getting thirstier…

By Jonathan D. Miller | Updated on January 27, 2014

Back East we’re freezing and snow covered. Out West, we’re getting thirstier… California is in a drought emergency after its driest year on record… And an uncomfortable reality sets in through the arid region stretching from Colorado’s Rockies to the Pacific coastline. Lack of water may dramatically alter the prospects for growth and livability in what has been one of the country’s fastest growing areas for decades.

Now weather is a fickle force… Back in 2007 Atlanta had just a one month supply of water and the Governor held a prayer session, bringing relief in a series of heavy rain storms. .. The Southwest recovered from the Depression era Dust Bowl and California bloomed in the post World War II era, producing an agricultural bonanza of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and rice. From time to time every region endures some sort of water shortfall. Rains or snows eventually bring deliverance, if you wait long enough. Currently, Texas experiences some mild recovery after its worst drought on record in 2011 when 88% of the state was in a worst stage of water emergency and some small towns saw wells ran dry.

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