Water use will triple by 2050 (New Straits Times: Sun, 28 Oct) PUTRAJAYA: In slightly more than 40 years, Malaysia’s water consumption will increase almost three-fold. This high consumption by the year 2050 is due to expected population growth, urbanisation and industrialisation.
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Midwest Messenger (Midwest Messenger: Sat, 27 Oct) Columbia, Mo. - A state of emergency has been declared in Georgia because of drought conditions of historic proportions. It has forced the state's governor to order cuts in water withdrawals and request drinking water permits in several counties.
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UK population projections due out (BBC News: Tue, 23 Oct) The latest predictions of the scale of Britain's population growth are published, including increased immigration estimates.
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