UN declares Earth has entered a period of "water bankruptcy" that is likely impossible to reverse
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Rivers are shrinking and aquifers are falling, raising fears of “water bankruptcy” as billions experience increasing water shortages.
  • Philosoraptor [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Madani said the world’s “checking account” – surface water like rivers, lakes, and seasonal runoff – is basically being emptied.

    He added that the “savings” humans inherited – groundwater, glaciers, and other long-term stores – are being drained.

    The growing number of visible crises around the world, including mounting water shortages, he said, look like classic warning signs of bankruptcy.

    Truly, it is easier to imagine the end of the world than to imagine the end of…you know, the thing.