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Posted Mon Feb 28 2011: from London Daily Mail:
Water demand will 'outstrip supply by 40 percent within 20 years' due to climate change and population growth http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1298913534
 Water demand in many countries will exceed supply by 40 per cent within 20 years due to the combined threat of climate change and population growth, scientists have warned. A new way of thinking about water is needed as looming shortages threaten communities, agriculture and industry, experts said. In the next two decades, a third of humanity will have only half the water required to meet basic needs, said researchers. Agriculture, which soaks up 71 per cent of water supplies, is also likely to suffer, affecting food production.
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