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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: longnshort who wrote (17429)	11/16/2007 3:31:18 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36921

Wasn't that the period of time called the Great Depression?

To: longnshort who wrote (17429)	11/16/2007 4:27:04 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 36921

same thing happened in the 30s. guess what, we got over it. Just a cycle, relax roll another one. Yes, drought has periodically afflicted the North American continent. Not just in the 30s. The 3 year drought in the late 80s was even worse economically. That said, if you actually read the article, you would see that "This time it's worse." Records are being set with alarming frequency. And not just the US--the same thing is happening in many different parts of the world. Here is a nice link to a piece on drought in North America: ncdc.noaa.gov