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去年夏天,钦奈(Chennai)成为世界上第一个主要r city in which there was no water for residents to drink. But, as climate change makes flooding and drought more common, the city of 8 million is unlikely to be the last to run dry.
Drought and continued reliance on electric generation that uses water for cooling are causing some of India’s power plants to shut down for days and even months at a time, a problem that is expected to worsen, according to a new report from the World Resources Institute.
California’s $1.5-billion E&CSP—which took more than 15 years to complete— adds 196,000 acre-ft of water storage for San Diego and helps to prevent damage during seismic events.
Water scarcity stemming from the effects of climate change and population growth could spur large-scale migrations, spark conflict and cost some regions up to 6% of their gross domestic product, according to a new report from the World Bank.