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Southwest Water Crisis Looms

Global warming leading to long periods of severe drought

By Sarah Levy, Newser User

Posted Apr 6, 2007 8:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – Permanent drought could strike the Southwest U.S. by 2050, thanks to global warming, and experts predict water wars, as cities and farmers face shortages. Computer models show that the drying has already begun. Jonathan Overpeck, a climate researcher at the University of Arizona, says... Read full story »

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