Overpopulation to Blame for Southeastern U.S. Water Shortages - Blue Living Ideas

Overpopulation to Blame for Southeastern U.S. Water Shortages

Posted on Oct 21, 2009 by Derek Markham.

Water shortages in the southeastern U.S. during the last two years were due to the skyrocketing population growth in the area, not just the drought, says a new study from Columbia University researchers. Some state’s populations, such as Georgia’s, jumped almost 50% in only 17 years, putting pressure on local water supplies and increasing the effect of drought in the region.
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Drought in the Southeast: Can We Blame Climate Change?

Posted on Oct 04, 2009 by Scott James.

The 2005-2007 drought in the Southeast was bad but was neither unprecedented nor necessarily caused by global warming from climate change, according to a recent study released form Columbia University.
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