C J Campbell wrote:
Matt Whiting said:
C J Campbell wrote:
Arizona is catching up, though. Pretty soon we are going to have to
just rename the state to "Downtown Phoenix," with Vegas, LA and
Santa Fe as "Suburban Phoenix."

No, you'll run out of water before you get that big.

They will insist on draining the Great Lakes first.

That's actually been proposed. Along with diverting water from the Yukon
via the Rocky Mountain trench. Search for NAWAPA or read this:

http://comiterepubliquecanada.ca/English/Nawapa.htm

For another view of the underlying water issues and historical context, I
recommend reading the book "Cadillac Desert" by Marc Reisner. Very well
researched.

soapbox
The biggest issue I have with these grandiose plans is that they constitute
a form of water welfare or subsidy for people who insist on living and
developing in areas of limited water resources and then demand others pay
the price (in money, land access rights, and water rights) for their
choices.
/soapbox