Billion-plus people to lack water in 2050: study

[IDemo]

By Agence France-Presse
Monday, March 28th, 2011 -- 5:24 pm

WASHINGTON – More than one billion urban residents will face serious water shortages by 2050 as climate change worsens effects of urbanization, with Indian cities among the worst hit, a study said Monday.

The shortage threatens sanitation in some of the world's fastest-growing cities but also poses risks for wildlife if cities pump in water from outside, said the article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The study found that under current urbanization trends, by mid-century some 993 million city dwellers will live with less than 100 liters (26 gallons) each day of water each -- roughly the amount that fills a personal bathtub -- which authors considered the daily minimum.

Adding on the impact of climate change, an additional 100 million people will lack what they need for drinking, cooking, cleaning, bathing and toilet use.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/28/billion-plus-people-to-lack-water-in-2050-study/

[Scuba]

1. Which explains why the Koch brothers...

...are buying water rights where they can and polluting the water everywhere else.

[matt819]

2. Is that all?

I suspect that that number is even higher than 1 billion today. One billion in 2050 would be an even lower percentage of the projected world population than it is today, which would suggest a tremendous accomplishment. I think the number is well over a billion now and will increase consistent with growth in world population over the next 40 years. Just sayin'.

[YankeyMCC]

3. This may be the most ignored story of the decade

more and more indications that the world is headed for a series of major crisis based on the lack of potable water

[Nihil]

4. *Sigh*

No radiation? No interest ... just add it to the list ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x284953

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x284907

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x285259

...

[stuntcat]

5. Is that all? x2

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