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  1. England faces water supply gap of nearly five billion litres a day by 2055

    England is heading towards a severe water supply deficit unless urgent action is taken, according to new government…
    #London #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #ClimateChange #drought #enviornment #GreatBritain #Kent #london #ThamesWater #Water #waterstress
    europesays.com/uk/731160/

  2. Famine and food security is the stuff of my nightmares...
    Food security? We are already starting to feel the impacts of climate driven extreme weather events reducing agricultural production. This is why in Australia we need to rapidly electrify with renewables and not wait 20 years for an expensive nuclear fantasy. (Nuclear plants also use huge amounts of water for cooling) It is why I support Merri Food Hub locally in building local food and Climate resilience. My academic reading tonight, Published: 22 June 2024:

    Global impacts of heat and water stress on food production and severe food insecurity

    #HeatStress #WaterStress #AgriculturalProduction #FoodSecurity #ClimateCrisis

    Kompas, T., Che, T.N. & Grafton, R.Q. Global impacts of heat and water stress on food production and severe food insecurity. Sci Rep 14, 14398 (2024). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-652

  3. India’s ‘Lake Man’ Relies on Ancient Methods to Ease a Water Crisis
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    nytimes.com/2023/09/22/world/a <-- shared media article
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    “Anand Malligavad turned to centuries-old knowledge to reclaim dozens of lakes in the high-tech capital of Bengaluru. Now, he is in demand across India, one of the world’s most water-stressed nations…"
    #water #hydrology #watersupply #waterquality #restoration #watersecurity #India #Chola #Bengaluru #lakeman #AnandMalligavad #silt #sludge #pollution #plastic #waterconservation #runoff #infiltration #lakes #groundwater #humanwaste #sewerage #rainfall #agriculture #fertiliser #waterstress #waterindustry

  4. Water worries hit the chip sector ft.com/content/6c050c72-cd3d-4

    There have been several news already related to the #WaterStress and #Drough I hope people starts to be worries because it's worrying.