Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Reuters: Global population growth threatens to outstrip fresh water supply: study - Hence the once in a blue moon MSM overpopulation story before it goes back to fanning the flames of overpopulation by promoting open borders--which cruelly advertises to the world that there are no resource limits. --tma


Global population growth threatens to outstrip fresh water supply: study

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ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Global demand for fresh water is set to outstrip supply as a result of population growth by the middle of this century if current levels of consumption continue, a study said.
Fears of water shortages could intensify although this is not the first time in history that demand is poised to outpace supply, Tony Parolari, the study's lead author, said on Wednesday.
"Global water consumption per capita has been declining since 1980 which means efficiency is increasing," Parolari, a researcher at Duke University, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
"But if population growth trends continue, water use will have to decline more substantially."
The world's population is expected to hit 9.6 billion by 2050 from more than 7 billion now, according to U.N. estimates. ...
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