Peak water!
Though i find that people generally are unfamiliar with the term: Peak oil,
which is the over laying issue that the current use of 'Peak' derived from..
And as the author points out why should we expect the public to be concerned
about a national or world draught since the nations leaders don't speak of
the issue.
But again... and to bring it home.
Southern California is in draught...the Sierra's which usually furnish the
water have had no snow. The Colorado River is becoming a memory.
And their are 23 to 25 million thirsty people living in the southern half of
this state.
Does anyone out their have a clue as to what we are going to do if for need
of water those people find they also need to migrate? And that could be
sooner than later.
People say in response/// it will rain/// or this is not as serious as i am
concluding. But in general...no response and which i have conclude indicates
they are too busy to either read or consider this issue. And I am aware the
Telly Viewer is our primary source for information.
This maybe simplistic but when i take in information from the TV i notice i
am more inclined to accept the conclusion being offered. Their is no pause
after i receive the air wave info for me to consider what i am hearing. I
don't think. I hear and accept though i cover it with a justification i am
trying to be informed.
And as this author points out even searching for predictions concerning this
national draught offer few serious discussions. It seems collectively we
don't want to know or consider we are possibly confronted with a national
catastrophe. Which i would define as a national draught in a consumer
society.
For most folks the glass is still full. As we all are inclined to take water
for granted.
Food shortages? With the percentile of the nation in drought being 43% i
really think we should be looking real hard at that one.
The whole national meat obsession can only be supported if we have unlimited
sources of water. Isn't it 5000 pounds of water is need to produce one pound
of hamburger? Water is 8.33 lbs to the U.S. gallon (as I recall) which in
this case equals 600 gallons of the wet stuff.
I wonder how many folks ever consider that we ourselves are mostly water and
we don't live in the ocean.
Read on....
http://www.alternet.org/environment/68498/?page=entire
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