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Offline franksolich

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earth running out of water
« on: June 05, 2008, 01:56:18 PM »
Er, I mean the planet, to use the politically-correct term, is running out of water.

Or perhaps not.

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A catastrophic water shortage could prove an even bigger threat to mankind this century than soaring food prices and the relentless exhaustion of energy reserves, according to a panel of global experts at the Goldman Sachs "Top Five Risks" conference.

Nicholas (Lord) Stern, author of the Government's Stern Review on the economics of climate change, warned that underground aquifers could run dry at the same time as melting glaciers play havoc with fresh supplies of usable water.

"The glaciers on the Himalayas are retreating, and they are the sponge that holds the water back in the rainy season. We're facing the risk of extreme run-off, with water running straight into the Bay of Bengal and taking a lot of topsoil with it," he said.

"A few hundred square miles of the Himalayas are the source for all the major rivers of Asia - the Ganges, the Yellow River, the Yangtze - where 3bn people live. That's almost half the world's population," he said.

It's long; one can read more at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/06/05/ccwater105.xml

Actually, ignore the article and head immediately to the comments, of which there are many.

The nocturnally foul one must be posting there.
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Re: earth running out of water
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2008, 02:00:45 PM »
Umm.............the Earth is a closed system....................... :whatever:
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Re: earth running out of water
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2008, 02:07:02 PM »
We're running out of water, or we face rising water because the glaciers are melting. Which one is it?
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Re: earth running out of water
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2008, 02:10:10 PM »
Change!    :tongue:
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Re: earth running out of water
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2008, 02:10:47 PM »
Quote from: Wineslob on June 05, 2008, 02:00:45 PM
Umm.............the Earth is a closed system....................... :whatever:

Correct....and three-fourths of it is covered by..........wait for it...........WATER.......

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Re: earth running out of water
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2008, 03:51:44 PM »
I just hope there is enough water left for Barack to walk on.
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Re: earth running out of water
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2008, 06:22:43 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on June 05, 2008, 02:07:02 PM
We're running out of water, or we face rising water because the glaciers are melting. Which one is it?

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