US demand for food dries out Mexico
Imports of fruit and veg deplete water resources across the border
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How scarce is fresh US groundwater?
In some regions reserves extend less than 300 m deep
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Cape Town ‘Day Zero’ water crisis due to migrating moisture corridor
Analysis highlights vulnerability of dry regions to climate change
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Salt-free drinkable water comes at a cost
Two-thirds of the world worries about water for at least a month annually. One successful source of salt-free drinkable water leaves a bitter aftertaste
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Ocean warming speeds vary with depth
The world’s oceans are a vast reservoir of heat and ocean warming speeds differ widely
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Winters are ‘getting sick’
Decline of snowpack in California Sierra could dry out reservoirs and exacerbate forest fires
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Excessive withdrawals and oil and gas industry deplete groundwater
Fresh groundwater is less abundant in several key US basins than previously thought
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Humans to live in more arid world
Extra 700 million people could live in arid regions by 2100
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Flood models validated in Africa
First collective analysis – of floods in Nigeria and Mozambique – bodes well for identifying high-risk areas worldwide
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Sustainable irrigation could feed extra 2.8 billion people
World has enough spare water to boost irrigation by nearly 50%, study finds
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