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	Peak Water

drummond1999

9-11-2009 12:25 PM

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china, india, peak, usa, water

drummond1999 says:

NASA satellites can now detect changes in large quantities of water due to the affect in has on gravity... so now we can see it disappearing due to poor agriculture practices

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