Drought levels increase, as does worry in the
South Friday, November 2nd, 2007

The Governors of three very dry Southern U.S. states med with
federal officials yesterday regarding river basin issues, as drought
levels go up in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.
As we mentioned earlier, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue declared a water supply emergency and is still
battling the Army Corps of Engineers over their water flow operating
plan.
Meanwhile, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said that a revised plan will be turned over to the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by midnight on Thursday.
North Carolina is also experiencing exceptional drought conditions,
as are Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia, and certain areas of other
southern states.
Worldwide, the Murray-Darling basin in the south-east corner of
Australia is suffering their seventh year of crippling drought, the worst drought in 100 years.
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