The Drought-Stricken South

The same kind of tinder-dry conditions that exacerbated the wildfires in California are creating an emergency in America’s southeast states. Towns in Tennessee have run out of water; people in Georgia are turning in their neighbors for illicit lawn wateri

Southern states in the U.S. are living through a record-breaking drought. Lakes and rivers are running dry which pits the demands of cities against endangered shellfish and fishermen. Living on Earth’s Steve Curwood speaks with Andrew Smith, executive director of the Apalachicola Riverkeeper. But there are strong efforts to conserve scarce water. Bruce Gellerman learns what the University of Georgia at Athens is doing from Todd Rasmussen, UGA professor of hydrology and water resources.