Population Growth Threatening America’s Rivers | Friends of Retha https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/population-growth-threatening-americas-rivers/feed/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:33:15 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.14 en-GB https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/population-growth-threatening-americas-rivers/#post-14473 <![CDATA[Population Growth Threatening America’s Rivers]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/population-growth-threatening-americas-rivers/#post-14473 Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:54:32 +0000 Chris Lewer Rivers and oceans… people have taken water for granted for far too long and billions of people are now suffering the consequences of this. Are the world’s rivers fixable? Can they be returned to how they were just a century ago?

]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/population-growth-threatening-americas-rivers/#post-14533 <![CDATA[Reply To: Population Growth Threatening America’s Rivers]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/population-growth-threatening-americas-rivers/#post-14533 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:05:53 +0000 Jenny Pen Depressing to say, I can’t see how the world’s rivers can ever recover. It’s not just demand, rivers have been completely repurposed and reshaped.

Water has always been taken for granted.

]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/population-growth-threatening-americas-rivers/#post-14534 <![CDATA[Reply To: Population Growth Threatening America’s Rivers]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/population-growth-threatening-americas-rivers/#post-14534 Sat, 12 Oct 2024 09:07:47 +0000 Carl I remember visiting the Colorado 20 years ago and it looked totally different to how it does today. Sad and scary.

]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/population-growth-threatening-americas-rivers/#post-14535 <![CDATA[Reply To: Population Growth Threatening America’s Rivers]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/population-growth-threatening-americas-rivers/#post-14535 Sun, 20 Oct 2024 09:10:03 +0000 Carlton We’ll soon all be wearing hydration suits like in Dune, recycling our own body sweat.

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