Great Rivers of the World

There is so much in tofay's world to be stressed about.  First for my information on the subject was the Colorado River and Lakes Meade and Powell.  Then it was the Mississippi, followed by the Thames and the Danube.  I think the most recent river on this list was the one that made me realize something in the world is happening to cause the great rivers of the world drying up with the most recent being the Euphrates.  Not only these, but we can add the Jordan River, The Great Dead Sea, Salt Lake in Utah, and the Sea of Gallilee.  

Something is happening to great waters of this world by evaporation and over use.  It's like these great bodies of water are saying, "Enough is enough!"  But the question everyone seems to be asking is: What can be done about it? While the answer seems to be, "Not much."  The earth is changing whether one accepts global warming as the culprit or not.  But while policy makers, politicians, and territories argue over water rights, the fact is great bodies of water are disappearing, almost right before our very eyes.

What once cost farmers $0.80 a bushel to ship corn and soy beans now costs $2.50 with 60% of our grain exported from New Orleans.  One can figure out the costs the drought has had on Midwestern farmers.  Many farmers now need places to store additional grain because each barge is 5,000 bushels lighter due to the lack of water in the Mississippi.  And if one wonders what we can do about these bodies of water drying up there isn't much we can do except to use less water.  That is about it.  

We are going to have to expect higher prices due to the lack of water in many places.  Out west, electricity might be higher and there will have to be cutbacks on water usage.  But the fact is that a lot of fresh water is drying up everywhere.  Is this some Apocalyptic event?  It might be.

I am on the patio this morning smoking my Boswell pipe.  I can't help much about the water crisis all over the world.  We'll just have to learn to live it.  I'm doing the best I can and smoking my Autumn Evening.  Sometimes we just need to sit back and relax.  Nature will take its course, both good and bad.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each of you.

Dave