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Future Of Water In The US West: A Bleak Projection Of Climate Consequence

October 8, 2007 – 6:24 pm

TreeHugger
As lawmakers in Sacramento consider how to provide an adequate water supply for California in the coming decades, at a little-publicized state water summit this week scientists painted a bleak picture of a Western landscape devoid of forests, snow pack and surface water unless the world quickly reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
The state is likely to […]

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Millions face water shortages due to climate change

August 10, 2007 – 3:23 am

Mike Shanahan
17 November 2005
Source: SciDev.Net

Melting glaciers in Peru

Climate change will cause major water shortages for millions of people in Asia and South America whose supplies come from melting snow and glaciers, say researchers.
They warn that time is running out for these regions to prepare for a severe water-supply crisis.
In a paper in today’s Nature (17 […]

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