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The prediction is for a drop of 2.6 million acre feet. The largest single water user on the Colorado River, the Imperial Irrigation District in southeast California, diverted 2.9 million acre feet from the river at Imperial Dam in 2011. Arizona’s entire consumptive use was 2.7 million acre feet. Astonishing, isn’t it, that agriculture [...] Click for Reuters slideshow A water trader in the Yemen capital of Sanaa says his pumps run continually in wells 1,300 feet deep, yet little water is there. Sometimes there is none. Yemen is growing fast, but the water table is dropping precipitously. Fights between tribes have already started over water and experts say [...] … they’re running out of water. The problem is so severe than they plan to stop agriculture subsidies and plan to import all their food by 2016. Think about that. Importing all food means sharply higher prices due to transportation costs plus increased spending and development for the transportation infrastructure to support it. Most the [...] |  | ||||
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