The area in which I currently live has been experiencing a severe drought for several months. The supply of drinking water reached dangerously low levels, though things are beginning to look up due to recent rainfall. However, I grew up in Utah, which is basically a desert, and so when they would say we were in drought conditions and I looked outside and saw green grass that was not watered, I scoffed. How could we be in a drought when the grass is naturally green? Recently the news and politicians have been talking about a mismanagement of the resources. They … Continue reading →