Are we approaching global water shortage?

" Basically, yeah. If we aren't in a global freshwater shortage already, we're headed there quickly. Daniel Okougbo is technically correct that the amount of H2O on Earth will remain virtually unchanged, but the availability of freshwater to human activity is severely constrained. read more

In future, far more serious conflicts are likely to erupt as the planet dries up.Even in high latitudes, the one region on Earth where rainfall is likely to intensify in coming years, climate change will still reduce water quality and pose risks due to a number of factors: rising temperatures; increased levels of sediments, nutrients, and pollutants triggered by heavy rainfall; and disruption of treatment facilities during floods. read more

Water is absolutely fundamental to life, which makes the increasingly loud warnings about water scarcity and an impending global water crisis so concerning for world leaders. If current patterns of consumption continue unabated, two-thirds of the world’s population will be facing water shortages as a daily reality by 2025 and global policy makers are scrambling to avoid catastrophe. read more