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Posted Tue Mar 10 2009: from Reuters: Climate change accelerates water hunt in U.S. West http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1236699460 t's hard to visualize a water crisis while driving the lush boulevards of Los Angeles, golfing Arizona's green fairways or watching dancing Las Vegas fountains leap more than 20 stories high. So look Down Under. A decade into its worst drought in a hundred years Australia is a lesson of what the American West could become. Bush fires are killing people and obliterating towns. Rice exports collapsed last year and the wheat crop was halved two years running. Water rationing is part of daily life. "Think of that as California's future," said Heather Cooley of California water think tank the Pacific Institute. [Read more stories about: climate impacts, global warming, water issues] New!: Your Quips: Kevin says: "That think tank has the *entire Pacific* at its disposal!" Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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