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The Guardian (UK): Global majority faces water shortages 'within two generations'

Posted Mon, 2013/06/03 - 9:17am by RCAP

An article in London's The Guardian reports on a warning by hundreds of scientists last week that a majority of the world's population, including in developed countries like the United States, is reaching a tipping point where easy access to fresh, clean water will no longer be easily available. They cite climate change, pollution and over-use of resources.

Read the article [1]

Topics:
- climate change [2],
- pollution [3],
- use [4],
- water [5],
- fresh [6],
- clean [7],
- population [8],
- shortage [9]

Source URL: http://www.rcap.org/node/1260

Links:
[1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/24/global-majority-water-shortages-two-generations?utm_source=Circle+of+Blue+WaterNews+%26+Alerts&utm_campaign=4b1e998218-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c1265b6ed7-4b1e998218-250659753
[2] http://www.rcap.org/taxonomy/term/154
[3] http://www.rcap.org/taxonomy/term/122
[4] http://www.rcap.org/taxonomy/term/239
[5] http://www.rcap.org/taxonomy/term/38
[6] http://www.rcap.org/taxonomy/term/1063
[7] http://www.rcap.org/taxonomy/term/888
[8] http://www.rcap.org/taxonomy/term/147
[9] http://www.rcap.org/taxonomy/term/730