03 Oct 2009
'Killer' Southeast drought low on scale, says study

We have met the enemy ...

A 2005-2007 dry spell in the southeastern United States destroyed billions of dollars of crops, drained municipal reservoirs and sparked legal wars among a half-dozen states -- but the havoc came not from exceptional dryness but booming population and bad planning, says a new study.

(link) [EurekAlert!]

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