Given the hydrometeorological events of the past few days it's hard to imagine a drought in the Southeast USA. But let's not lapse into euphoria because we think the drought is over. For one thing, the torrential rains and flooding have devastated humans and property alike. So even if the drought is over there is too much grief to celebrate.
Last spring there was a workshop on water issues in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Basin and the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) Basin. The workshop was organized by the Water Science and Technology Board of the National Research Council.
Here is a link to the prepublication copy of the workshop summary. Or, you can download a copy below:
My last post on the Atlanta area water woes was 21 August 2009.
Next time Gov. Sonny Perdue (R-GA) prays for rain I won't laugh.
"Political sidestepping will not be tolerated." -- Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA), to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, concerning releases from Lake Lanier (2007)
Additional consideration of the situation in southeast USA:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/science/earth/02drought.html
Posted by: Sarah Falk | Friday, 02 October 2009 at 01:30 PM