Despite the plentiful rain and snowfall in the west this past winter, an NYT article this morning highlights the problems a 23 year drought has caused. It looks like the federal government will have to step in and impose a settlement on western states squabbling over water rights. At stake is the continued viability of population growth in the southwestern US.
While climate change is probably exacerbating the problem, the southwest has endured punishing droughts of as long as a thousand years in the past. If this is our future, a federal solution to the problem is imperative.
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