OUTFLOW INTO OCEANS FROM EARTH'S RIVERS DECLINE

The author states that less water is reaching the ocean from rivers than earlier last century. Well, that's no surprise. The author of this study states that dams and 'other' diversions also take a portion of the water. What about the increase in populations, worldwide and in the US? How much water do humans take out of the rivers each year, each day? Lots and lots. Around 700 million people inhabited the planet in 1900. Now it's approaching 7 BILLION! (Estimated 6.2 Billion in 2002.) Each human takes more water per day than each did in 1900. We take more showers, we brush our teeth more. Don't even get me started on the water used for toilet purposes when before there were outhouses! Every stream is dammed. Every farm takes water. Every human takes more showers and baths than they did 100 years ago, brushes their teeth, washes their cars, (There were 7 1/2 million cars to wash in 1910 in the US; now there are 245 million in the US alone) drinks eight glasses a day (without regard to all the sodas we consume). TEN times as much water usage just due to population increases not to mention the huge amounts used to feed 300 million people today....and... the difference is becoming measurable. GET OFF THE GLOBAL WARMING BANDWAGON. Describe actual causes of events, not the same old Boogie Man of Global Warming for everything. Water evaporates more over lakes (dammed streams) than from rivers due to larger surface areas. Denuding of surrounding areas takes a toll. My big toe hurt last week but I don't blame it on Global Warming. Get a life and put your science degree to good use. Use your Beannie!