A DROP IN THE BUCKET

California is the canary in the coal mine...so what do we all do now that it's almost dead?

June 17, 2015:
California Has Never Experienced A Water Crisis Of This Magnitude – And The Worst Is Yet To Come
It is not just the state of California that is experiencing a major water crisis. All over the world, underground aquifers are being drained rapidly.

June 17, 2015:
The Earth's Evaporating Aquifers
NASA satellites are tracking the planet's underground fresh water supply.

May 9, 2012:
The Coming Global Water Crisis
What happens when demand for this essential resource starts exceeding supply in many parts of the world?

Where is all of the Earth's water?
The ocean holds 97 percent of the Earth's water; the remaining three percent is freshwater found in glaciers and ice, below the ground, or in rivers and lakes.

So now we'll really be like Russia

Vodka is all that we'll be able to afford...

The looming global shortage will mark a turning point for the wine industry, which is emerging from a period of massive oversupply after a string of bumper crops between 2004 and 2006. The glut lasted until around 2010, with the impact on winemakers exacerbated by the global economic downturn, which forced many growers to close down their vineyards.

Net exporters such as Australia, Chile, Argentina, South Africa and New Zealand, stand to benefit the most from the approaching shortfall, which will see demand for their produce soar and push prices up.

“Data suggests there may be insufficient supply to meet demand in coming years, as current vintages are released,” said the report.

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Only in the Age of Obama!!

Jeezuz.

This is NOT G. W.'s fault.

A shortage of high-quality paper for recycling could mean scratchy toilet tissue. . .

New poll indicates 40% of physicians will retire or find other work under ObamaCare

It won’t just be early retirements and practice closings that create problems, either. The same disincentives driving those decisions will also keep new doctors from providing more supply to the market...

PS: Take a look at the health care article archive at the bottom of this blog...all of this heartache was predicted over and over again.

Obamaville: Just passin' through...

Did you notice Obama came home? I was stunned. He actually came home from Asia. He's going back over to Europe. He's just passing through America, probably needed some clean underwear, one of the reasons why he came home. He's heading back over to Europe now to deal with whatever economic strife he's causing there.

Our President Flees to Europe as "Food Insecurity" Hits Obamaville

U.S. healthcare reform law will worsen a shortage of physicians the Association of American Medical Colleges said on Thursday

Center for Workforce Studies released new estimates that showed shortages would be 50 percent worse in 2015 than forecast...

In UK, babies born in hospital corridors: Bed shortage forces 4,000 mothers to give birth in lifts, offices and hospital toilets

Obama, are you listening?

Thousands of women are having to give birth outside maternity wards because of a lack of midwives and hospital beds.

The lives of mothers and babies are being put at risk as births in locations ranging from lifts to toilets - even a caravan - went up 15 per cent last year to almost 4,000.

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