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Peak Water: Aquifers and Rivers Are Running Dry. How Three Regions Are Coping.
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Apr 26, 12:08am
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•http://www.wired.com/science/planetea...
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From the page: "That the news is familiar makes it no less alarming: 1.1 billion people, about one-sixth of the world's population, lack access to safe drinking water. Aquifers under Beijing, Delhi, Bangkok, and dozens of other rapidly growing urban areas are drying up. The rivers Ganges, Jordan, Nile, and Yangtze â€" all dwindle to a trickle for much of the year. In the former Soviet Union, the Aral Sea has shrunk to a quarter of its former size, leaving behind a salt-crusted waste."
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