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Water: shortages and usage

by Jolyon on 16 February, 2010

Water—or the scarcity of it—is not something people give a lot of thought to. But consider these facts:

Demand for clean water will rise by 100% between 2007 and 2040.
Irrigation for farming uses 60% of all water taken from rivers and aquifers globally.
While the world produces twice as much food as it did 25 years [...]

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