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Global Water Crisis Leaves Half of World Food Production at Risk in Next 25 Years

More than half the world's food production will be at risk of failure within the next 25 years as a rapidly accelerating water crisis grips the planet, unless urgent action is taken to conserve water resources and end the destruction of the ecosystems on which our fresh water depends, experts have w...

The commission found that governments and experts have vastly underestimated the amount of water needed for people to have decent lives. For most regions, that volume cannot be achieved locally, so people are dependent on trade -- in food, clothing and consumer goods -- to meet their needs. The report found that water moves around the world in "atmospheric rivers" which transport moisture from one region to another.

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