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Climate Change and Water Scarcity
2013-10-08 23:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Using a novel methodological approach, scientists of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have introduced new estimates on how climate change will affect water availability. Access to freshwater in Africa and the Middle East is known to be scarce, but the Siberian tundra and Indian grasslands also lack freshwater. These areas along with dry pockets across the globe are expected to expand and create implications for their habitats and communities. The new study predicts that if...
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