TITLE: Southeast Drought Study Ties Water Shortage to Population, Not Global Warming
Author: Cornelia Dean
Date: October 1, 2009
Source: New York Times
Summary: The drought in the Southeast during the years of 2005 to 2007 was a result from "random weather events," not global warming. Columbia University reseachers say that "its severe water shortages resulted from population growth more than rainfall patterns."
Article Crtitique: After reading this article, i feel a sense of relief and shock. I am relieved to read about the conducted research results concluding that global warming is causing enviromental problems. The part of this article that shocked me was reading how great the population of Georgia has grown from 1990 to 2007.
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