Changing climate will mean increasing drought in the Southwest--a region where water already is in tight supply. The bottom line message for the average person and also for the states and federal government is that they'd better start planning for a Southwest region in which the water resources are increasingly stretched.

To view the full article, visit the Farmington Daily Times website. A similar article was published April 6, 2007--Short Term: Bad; Long Term: Worse (Albuquerque Journal) For copies of the original articles contact the WIP at (970) 247-1302 or stop by the office at 841 East Second Avenue in Durango.