Words for the Water Economy

by Elizabeth Barrette on February 6, 2009

The current economic crisis and the growing water crisis have much in common.  Both fundamentally stem from people living beyond their means and societies designing unsustainable systems.  As mentioned in the previous post about Australia, “drought” really refers to a temporary  reduction in rainfall.  We need to expand our vocabulary to meet the challenges of climate change.  Here are some dryly humorous suggestions.

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