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Metro Atlanta Water Shortage: Our Biggest Threat
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Posted by Brian
In land now known as the United States, there was a flourishing city-state. It potentially had a high and dense population for the time, had tall buildings for the time, a large urban culture, and was located near Chaco Canyon in the four corners area. Around 1200 AD, it emptied out and split up into different cultures. They were what we call the Anasazi indians, and the reason the city-state emptied out: Water.
Could Atlanta be next?
You may have noticed we've had a couple of wet years. So, after years of Lake Lanier getting close to becoming empty, are we over this drought thing?
No!
There's an old saying: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me"
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