Posted on January 6, 2008 by Jared Simpson
The Waterblogged.info’s editorial staff is pleased to relay the happy news from Atlanta Water Shortage (AWS) that northern Georgia has recently gotten a good soaking, leading to a 5-inch plus rise in Lake Lanier’s level. (Only twenty more feet to go!)
Waterblogged.info’s hit:
Downside: Possibly too little, too late for 2008.
Upside: No more shorter showers! (The Waterblogged.info [...]
Filed under: Atlanta, Atlanta drought, California water, Lake Lanier, Sonny Perdue, Southeast drought | 3 Comments »
Posted on December 11, 2007 by Jared Simpson
Due to time constraints imposed by our annoying day gig, we have to keep this brief. The usually reliable and thoughtful Atlanta Water Shortage folks report that Atlanta may have way more usable water than previously thought. AWS–citing a spokesperson for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)–says it may be possible that if and [...]
Filed under: Atlanta, Atlanta drought, Chattahootchee River, Lake Lanier, Southeast drought, U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Posted on December 5, 2007 by Jared Simpson
The Waterblogged.info team was heartened to learn that Georgia state officials, who have done such a great job planning in the past, are confident that Atlanta will not run out of water!
Per the Atlanta Journal Constitution, via Atlanta Water Shortage, there are no plans to deal with a long-term drought in Atlanta. Even though there [...]
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Posted on October 21, 2007 by Jared Simpson
This just in from our generally reliable Atlanta source: Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has declared a state of emergency due to the alarmingly persistent statewide drought. Georgians are waking up to the fact that they are running out of water and that the weather isn’t poised to perform a last-second rescue–meteorologists predict an unusually [...]
Filed under: Apalachicola, Atlanta, Atlanta drought, Cynthia Barnett, Environmental destruction, Florida, Georgia drought, Lake Lanier, Sonny Perdue, Southeast drought, The Hooch, drought, water conservation | No Comments »
