and another river (this one in the US)...

[AuroraGlacialis]

Gila Conservation Coalition | Home

Picture a place where over 300 species of bird have been recorded; where streamside habitat supports wildlife ranging from the reclusive mountain lion to the threatened loach minnow, and where no large dams impede the natural flow of waters. Sound like Shangri La? It is, and it's Southwest New Mexico's Gila River. The Gila ("Hee-la") is one of the last wild, free-flowing rivers in the Southwest, and we all benefit from it staying that way.
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... recently, downstream cities in Arizona along with mining and agricultural interests, intend to take more than the river can give. Imperiled fish, birds and other wildlife need the river's water too, as do people who find solace and refreshment in fishing, birding, rafting and hiking. Bureaucrats and politicians continue to eye this last wild Southwest river for water "development" projects, such as dams and diversions.

Already the river now fails to flow all the way to the Colorado, as it once did, because of excessive water use in Arizona. Friends of the free-flowing Gila have thwarted several ill-advised projects in the past.

So I guess for some in the US this is a way to get active more closer to home than the Amazon. Good luck.

[FoxGhost]

And the desert spreads.Ain't that nice? Sigh.....

[HufweMakto]

Technically speaking, my state has gotten a good of water in, so the drought has "ended", though it doesn't help that the most populated areas of my state are mostly desert, scrubland and rarely gets water.

I remember watching a show on the History Channel, saying something about Las Vegas slowly transforming into a ghost town because of the lowering water levels of Lake Mead. Why must people build towns without a suitable and replenishable water supply suitable for the future.

On another note, anyone ever heard of the Salton Sea (the actual inland sea, not the movie).