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The article doesn't contain a lot of hard data, but if this is a long-term consequence of the climate change instead of some unrelated temporary fluctuation, it
by danmaz74 11y ago
The article doesn't contain a lot of hard data, but if this is a long-term consequence of the climate change instead of some unrelated temporary fluctuation, it's really worrying if you think about the size of the population affected.
- sametmax 11y agoThere is more: - The effect is combined with most drinkable water source being poluted. - India has the same population than china, but on a much smaller surface. - China invaded Tibet and hence has access to the melting ice directly and basically can decide what to do with the water. - India is a mix of many different cultures, strong social tensions and a high level of poverty. - They got the nuclear weapon. You can only survice 3 days without water. Losing electricity is the least of their problem right now. It's very, very dangerous situation, whose effects may ripple through the entire world.
- Scarblac 11y agoIt's also about aquifers running out, wells have to be dug ever deeper, then they run out too, etc. It's also about massive corruption, companies not following water regulations. And it's also about regions that used to be very forested but now are all concrete, which leads to less rain falling there. There are often threads on the /r/india subreddit, this one was a few days ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/4c8ecf/india_is_dying_of_thirst_can_we_please_talk_about/ https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/4c8ecf/india_is_dyin...