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Originally posted by UserID7645
Why didnt the Government act last year when this was predicted?
Originally posted by justyc
how can an island SURROUNDED by water be short of it?
Originally posted by lev1978
Originally posted by justyc
how can an island SURROUNDED by water be short of it?
For the same reason people on desert islands are short of water. You can't drink sea water without desalinating it. And Britain does not have the huge oil reserves that the likes of Saudi Arabia etc have to justify large desalination plants
Originally posted by donwhite
I doubt there was a water shortage in the UK or in the US in 1906. I also would guess the amount of water available in the UK and US is the same in 2006 as it was in 1906. The problem is our populations have increased 3X in the last century. But water stays constant. Do I hear Malthus here?