Global Freshwater Crisis: Rapid Drying and Sea Level Rise Accelerate
TL;DR
A NASA-backed study reveals that global groundwater extraction and climate change are causing widespread continental drying, threatening freshwater resources for 75% of the world's population, accelerating sea level rise, and increasing risks of conflict and instability worldwide.
Topics:worldenvironment#climate-change#continental-drying#environment#groundwater-depletion#sea-level-rise#water-scarcity
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- We are undergoing unprecedented loss of freshwater across the planet New Scientist
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