This blog entry,Twenty million people, and no water?, is about a water shortage in Mexico City. I don’t want to comment on the science of this particular issue, but global warming will make issues like this more likely. I hate the term global warming because it doesn’t capture the ugly resource shortages and competition that will likely take place. (Not sure where I found this link. Probably via Sullivan.)

There are technologies we can use that’ll help us through these crises. Here’s something from Climate Progress talking about recycling water: Toilet to tap — get used to it!