(So does the reference to population growing to 9.1 billion indicate a Malthusian outlook? What difference would socialism make? Would socialist industry and power generation not need water? And just as importantly, does "personal use" under socialism mean access to fruits and vegetables out of season grown in places like California's Central Valley?)
With the world's population expected to grow to 9.1 billion by mid-century, already depleted groundwater supplies will continue to be gobbled up by agriculture, industry, power generation and personal use, according to the UN's annual World Water Development Report. The report, released Friday, says that around 20 percent of groundwater sources are already "overexploited" - a problem that will only grow more dire by 2050, when demand for water is expected to have risen by more than half. Most alarmingly, the report warns that as early as 2030, the planet could have only 60 percent of the water required to sustain itself if substantial changes are not made to improve management of the resource. full: https://news.vice.com/article/world-faces-severe-water-shortage-if-changes-are-not-made-un-warns _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
