Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Climate change to reduce US West water supply - report


Scarce water supplies in the western US will probably dwindle further as a result of climate change, causing problems for millions in the region, a government report has said.

Climate change could cut water flow in several of the American West's largest river basins by up to 20% this century, the interior department report said.

Those rivers provide water to eight US states, from Texas to California.

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