Climate change puts 40 percent more people at risk of absolute water scarcity

Climate change puts 40 percent more people at risk of absolute water scarcity
Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 -
Water scarcity impacts people's lives in many countries already today. Future population growth will increase the demand for freshwater even further. Yet in addition to this, on the supply side, water resources will be affected by projected changes in rainfall and evaporation. Climate change due to unabated greenhouse-gas emissions within our century is likely to put 40 percent more people ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Climate_change_puts_40_percent_more_people_at_risk_of_absolute_water_scarcity_999.html