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To: tejek who wrote (356646)	10/31/2007 6:17:57 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1570289

Droughts run in cycles, it's happened many times before. Vegas could be a ghost town if there's another 30-50 year drought. Don't live in a desert

To: tejek who wrote (356646)	10/31/2007 6:28:41 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1570289

This sort of explains the downstream effect, from the article: The fast-growing Atlanta region relies on the lakes for drinking water. But power plants in Florida and Alabama depend on healthy flows in the rivers, as do farms, commercial fisheries, industrial users and municipalities. The corps also is required to release adequate flows to ensure habitats for several species of mussels and sturgeon that are protected under the Endangered Species Act. FL is saying the oyster crop, and the people that harvest the oysters, will be fuked for years, if not forever.