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	Atlanta Running Out of Water

AndreaJoRush

10-19-2007 10:43 PM

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environment, drought

AndreaJoRush says:

This is a really scary situation. In summer 07 there were wildfires in Georgia that affected the air quality as far away as Birmingham. The drought was less severe then.

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10-27-2007 7:46 AM

kmcolo

There are two problems here. The drought and over population.

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