Worldwide Demand for Water Outstrips Supply: Study Groundwater use is unsustainable in many of the world's major agricultural zones
The world's oldest and largest acquifers, according to the study, have supplied civilization with water for agricultural and industrial use for thousands of years, but are now under threat from over-extraction and the underground reservoirs can no longer replenish themselves at a sustainable rate.
“This overuse can lead to decreased groundwater availability for both drinking water and growing food,” says Tom Gleeson, a hydrogeologist at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and lead author of the study. Eventually, he adds, it “can lead to dried up streams and ecological impacts”.
According to Reuters, "Gleeson said limits on water extraction, more efficient irrigation and the promotion of different diets, with less or no meat, could make these water resources more sustainable."
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westernslope~PWCM~JLA 2012/08/11 18:00:08+4I don't trust any of these supposedly "science-based" studies anymore. Too many folks have their own agendas.





















And yet, they're listing the USA along with these countries as one of the most "water-thirsty nations". I guess this means that the U.S. will be one of the first nations in line for the "promotion of different diets with less or no meat".
Cue the propaganda war. Oh wait... it has already started. Brainwashed militant vegans have been popping up everywhere. PETA has long been touting that meat is murder, chicken farms are just like Auschwitz, and cows are basically slaves. The First Lady has already reminded you to eat your veggies and save Obamacare a few dollar. And the soy industry has financed studies which claim that meat causes cancer.
The studies are complete nonsense btw, since it is actually nitrite curing salt in processed meat that slightly increases the cancer risk. But instead of outlawing nitrite salts, which can easily be substituted by ordinary table salt, it will be decided that meat is the new tobacco. "You have meat eater's breath! That's such a disgusting and unhealthy habit, and it's killing the environment!" Say goodbye to juicy steaks and grilled chicken, because the prices will be pushed through the roof. And expect your future employer to ask if you're an omnivore.
So they report the obvious and hype it. Was it preplanned probably for pushing Agenda 21 which is nonsense but more of a feel good they are doing something.
Surrounded by FRESH water.