[dmforcier]

Having lived in S FL, I agree with the tree huggers on this one. Most of the N-S flow has been diverted a) to make land arable for cane, cattle, and citrus, b) to stop Lake Okechobee from flooding (a natural occurrence), c) to reclaim more coastal land for development. The result is that the 'Glades - the only non-desert at that latitude - is now trending toward desert, and the great fish hatchery of Florida Bay had been destroyed. Even the Corp of Engineers has realized that the old policies were devastating and are trying to reverse at least part of the diversion.

Diverting all that fresh water to the sea has had an effect on the water table too.


P.S. In the US we pay some of the world's highest prices for sugar. Why? To keep the cane farmers rich. What, the subsidies don't do enough, we have to have tariffs too?