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November 19, 2008

UN: Half of World Could Face Clean Water Shortage by 2080
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UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is warning that half the
world’s population could face a shortage of clean water by 2080 because
of climate change. The availability of drinking water is being reduced
as global warming is disrupting water flow patterns and increasing the
severity of floods, droughts and storms. The World Health Organization
has estimated that 1.1 billion people did not have sufficient access to
clean water at the beginning of the decade.



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