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FOXNews.com - Adios, Las Vegas: Lakes Mead, Powell May Run Dry by 2021 - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News
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PHOENIX — Climate change and a growing demand for water could drain two of the nation's largest manmade reservoirs within 13 years, depriving several Southwestern states of key water sources, scientists warn.
Researchers at San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography said Wednesday that there's a 50 percent chance that lakes Mead and Powell will dry up by 2021, and a 10 percent chance the lakes will run out of usable water by 2013.
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I believe this serves 100% of the water for Las Vegas, most of the water for Phoenix/AZ, and 30-40% of the water for southern CA.
Not only is water a potential issue, but once the lake water reaches a certain level, the dams will no longer be able to produce electricity.
The greater Phoenix and Las Vegas areas have been, and continue to be, the fastest growing areas of the USA. Further, the entire southwest US is a high growth area.
Yet in spite of these warnings, some of which go back several years, state after state, county after county, city after city, continue to encourage and to approve more growth.
Since this potential disaster can affect tens of millions of people, and destroy the US economy, critical areas both of which the federal government should be concerned...they also don't seem to care.
No matter where one lives in the USA, if Nevada, Arizona, and especially California do experience this horrific potential, you will not be able to escape the disastrous outcome.
As with other issues, it's simply amazing to me how US citizens, and our illustrious federal government, simply don't give a rip. There's not even a discussion about 'what if this happens'...it's just completely ignored.
Questions:
What the hell is wrong with us?
When did we become so stupid?
When did we become so complacent?
Why can't we move beyond our self-serving lifestyles for a few seconds and give some rational and intelligent thought to such horrific potentials?
Or are all these possibilities, like the lakes drying up, or global climate changes, or the finite supply of oil, etc. just a bunch of BS?