Famous NW Pacific Salmon "run" trickling to extinction

Controlling dam and industrial/business use of the Columbia River is key to salmon and fishery survival. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/12/opinion/the-salmon-deserve-better.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211

Drought killing U.S. crops, depleting reservoirs: amazing but scary photos

http://lightbox.time.com/2011/08/11/picturing-the-american-drought-george-steinmetz/#1