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'A harbinger of what's to come:' NASA satellites show massive drop in global freshwater levels (www.livescience.com)
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Global fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030

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[-] AlmightyTritan@beehaw.org 6 points 5 days ago

I always assumed that it was a matter of a lack of infrastructure to do water processing and reclamation, and or just it takes time for water to cycle back around to being fresh water. I never thought about how a shift in climate means the air holds on to more water.

Goes to show, despite it being bad news, you really do learn something new everyday.

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