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U.S. Drought
Topic Started: Jun 25 2007, 11:48 PM (105 Views)
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The Dehydrated States of America
Like other regions across the southern United States, Arizona's water supply is dwindling while its population grows like wildfire
JOHN IBBITSON

From Saturday's Globe and Mail

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June 23, 2007 at 1:14 AM EDT

NEAR FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Standing on the top of Deadman Butte, the damage spreads as far as the eye can see .

Across the broad, parched plain below, stands of dead pinyon pine trees mingle with still-living junipers, grey death amidst green life.

"This used to be a pinyon and juniper woodland," Neil Cobb, an ecological research scientist at Northern Arizona University, remarks sadly. "Now it's just juniper."

To the south and west, the San Francisco Peaks are slashed and even denuded from forest fires, which have been increasingly intense and numerous in recent years.

more - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...ernational/home

map - http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html

*** We had a good soaking rain on Saturday. chance of rain on Wednesday too. So Chicago isnt all that bad so far.
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oh dear.

Here in Britain many areas are wishing that there was slightly less rain - we've had so much, in such a short timespan that in many areas flooding has become a *very* serious problem.

Apart from rivers flooding there is even an alert for a dam which looks like it might be poised to break under the weight of the water. OK, only a few small villages plus some very major roads would be flooded, but thats not the point.

Even in some city centres this is the best way to travel :canoe:

at least the grass is a very healthy looking green!

Simon

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Odd weather for sure, Simon. Lots of - too much or too little.

my oh my.

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