[metesky]

More than half the world will be afflicted by water shortages, with 95 percent of people in the Middle East with severe problems...

This is the one doomsday prediction that I'd like to see come true, so we could sell the Ayrabs some of our fine North American water (75% of the earths fresh water is in North America) for about six bucks a gallon.

[BJClinton]

It would be ironic. However, they have plenty of natural gas to run water distilleries that would provide more than enough water. Assuming they actually do it instead of just burning it off.