Aquifers are shrinking nationwide, threatening supplies of drinking water and America’s status as a food superpower. Climate change is amplifying the problem.
  • LoamImprovement@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Remember a few years ago when India was having water shortages? Get ready for that to be literally everywhere. I sure hope we can get cheap, easy, mass-scale desalination online soon.

    • argv_minus_one@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      We won’t. That requires a lot of energy, and we also have an energy shortage. I don’t expect civilization to last much longer.