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South Pacific islands running out of water


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Haven't I said that the future will see wars over fresh water?

There always has been wars over water.

Oil, food, fresh water and fish. Those supplies will all peak in our lifetimes.

Four crucial resources that may run out in your lifetime

Okinawa (Ryukyu Islands) ran out of water once a year.

They turned it off every other day.

Quite a pain in the butt.

I think they built a larger reservoir and a desalination plant.

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Haven't I said that the future will see wars over fresh water?

There always has been wars over water.

Oil, food, fresh water and fish. Those supplies will all peak in our lifetimes.

Four crucial resources that may run out in your lifetime

Completely unrelated to the article.

The islands get all of their fresh water from rain fall collected off of building on the islands. They have had a very long drought and even with very limited water use they will run out of fresh water in days.

Okinawa (Ryukyu Islands) ran out of water once a year.

They turned it off every other day.

Quite a pain in the butt.

I think they built a larger reservoir and a desalination plant.

This is relevant as a larger reservoir and/or desalination plant would help but the size and income of the islands probably prevents major investment. Cheaper to provide short term relief and minor improvements to help in future crisises, or just abandon the smaller islands. :eek:

Craig

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I agree, at some time in the future water will be more sought after than oil.

The large Ogallala Aquifer that sits under SD, Neb, Kan, Ok and Tex is supposedly going dry. A year or two back they gave it about 25 years before the water was gone.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-ogallala-aquifer

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97 million people currently under drought conditions:

Global Drought Monitor

560,000 died for lack of water in Ethiopia, Sudan and Mozambique.

World Mapper: Killed by Drought

Completely relevant. Fresh water comes from rainfall. Everyone is running out of it, either by changing weather patterns or size of population (or increase in consumption per capita).

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I agree, at some time in the future water will be more sought after than oil.

The large Ogallala Aquifer that sits under SD, Neb, Kan, Ok and Tex is supposedly going dry. A year or two back they gave it about 25 years before the water was gone.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-ogallala-aquifer

Yeah, and not mentioning the total disaster, the lack of snow fall in the Rockies, that feeds the necessary water that makes it downstream to Los Angeles and the SouthWest.

Without fresh water, there is also a drastic reduction in food sources.

I don't think we see it, since it has rained so much here in Ohio.

We're turning into a tropical zone around here. Slowly.

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