writeaboutwarming

March 25, 2013 – Conserving water is one of the most important things you can do, especially if you’re an American.   Many Americans use as much water as 900 Kenyans!   While it isn’t possible – for me, anyway – to increase Kenyan access to water, I can (and do) conserve water.   Especially since the United States is approaching its third summer of drought, which affected eighty percent of the country’s farmland last year.   That’s not all: 36 states are expecting local, regional or statewide water shortages this year.   Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Nevada and Texas will face greater shortages than most in the coming years, because their populations are projected to increase the most. Did you know that 53.6 million Americans drink contaminated tap water?   The Natural Resources Defense Council says water scarcity will impact the South, West and Midwest more than other areas of the country.   In fact, 14 states in these three regions are already at hig...