From The Telegraph:A catastrophic water shortage could prove an even bigger threat to mankind this century than soaring food prices and the relentless exhaustion of energy reserves, according to a panel of global experts at the Goldman Sachs "Top Five Risks" conference.
Nicholas (Lord) Stern, author of the Government's Stern Review on the economics of climate change, warned that underground aquifers could run dry at the same time as melting glaciers play havoc with fresh supplies of usable water.
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My Comment: Being from Canada, I sometimes lose touch on how fragile man's water resources are. It is only when I travel abroad that this reality hits me. Climate change, depletion of food and energy resources .... man can and will adjust. But water is like air .... we cannot adjust on this issue.
Forget about global warming .... the pollution and destruction of water supplies in almost all of the third world and developing countries will be long lasting, and in some cases, permanent. The consequences for instability, conflict, and war will increase as this vital resource diminishes.