> Okay, I guess the Southwestern U. S. is screwed No, people in the Southwest are going to be fine. California keeps bringing desalinization plants online. D

> Okay, I guess the Southwestern U. S. is screwed No, people in the Southwest are going to be fine. California keeps bringing desalinization plants online. Desal plants can produce plenty of water for people--even your swimming pool and front lawn. What they don't do is provide water for agriculture because the price is set by production cost. The argibusinesses in the Central Valley are going to keep going until complete collapse--ref. Easter Island. So it goes.