Water Wars, and you thought oil wars were bad!!!

Scientists Say Risk of Water Wars Rising. Think you can't live without oil, how about water?

The risk of wars being fought over water is rising because of explosive global population growth and widespread complacency, scientists said on Friday.

"We have had oil wars," said Professor William Mitsch. "That's happened in our lifetime. Water wars are possible."

Why, you ask?

With the world's population growing at exponential rates there was extreme pressure on water supplies to provide drinking water and food, said scientists at the Stockholm gathering.

"In 2025 we will have another two billion people to feed and 95 percent of these will be in urban areas," said Professor Jan Lundqvist of Stockholm International Water Institute.

But that's just in the third world, right?

Lake Powell
The seven states sharing the Colorado River are already approaching war. Part of the problem is the drought that has lasted several years and part of it is the continuing migration of people to the driest part of the US who all want Kentucky Blue Grass Lawns. Lake Powell will soon be dry if nothing is done. Now the Colorado River states talking about stemming drop in Lake Powell. The only way to do this is use less water. But who? Let the war begin.