lack of water shortage for one million people

[donsu]

http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=12284


Lack of Water in Yangtze Creates Shortage for One Million People


Falling water levels in China's Yangtze River have left 1 million people short of drinking water, state media reported Monday. A severe drought has caused the water level in China's longest river to plunge over the last two weeks, severely cutting water-pumping capacity, Xinhua News Agency said.

Shapingba Waterworks, one of the largest suppliers of drinking water to the industrial city of Chongqing, said only one of 10 pipes used to pump water from the Yangtze was still in operation, Xinhua reported.

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China suffers from a water shortage in the northern part of the country, but droughts have also hit other areas hard.

Last summer's drought in the southwest of the country was the worst in 50 years, causing more than 8.9 billion yuan (US$1.1 billion; euro900 million) in economic losses, according to state media.

It affected parts of Chongqing and neighboring Sichuan province, leaving 18 million people without adequate drinking water, according to state media.
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a good part of their water comes from glaciers. glaciers that are melting faster then each winter can replenish.

what does a country do that runs out of water?

what will countries do when they run out of water.

[aquart]

1. Overpopulation is going to cease to be a problem.

In the nastiest way possible.

[donsu]

2. you are probably right

nt

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Was reading in the National Geographic...

that the water used for golf courses could serve the needs for a huge number of people. Can't remember the numbers. I think it was on the order of all the golf courses in the US = 1 billion people.

[redqueen]

5. We should make 'em play on astroturf. n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

4. That's part of the reason why Israel is holding on to the disputed

territories in Gaza and the West Bank: access to water. Israel has water issues on its recognized terra firma and understandably wants the water rights to those two areas for itself as it recognizes that Palestinians would not likely share or sell the water once they have control over the land and water underneath the land. It's an issue that isn't talked up as much as security of borders.

[RL3AO]

6. Another sign of overpopulation

It makes you wonder in the future when the population approaches 10 billion, if people will fight wars not for religion (which most wars today are about) but for food and water access.

[donsu]

7. climate change will do that before we reach 10 billion

climate change isn't proceding at a measured course

it's rushing

(fastest at the tipping point)