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'A harbinger of what's to come:' NASA satellites show massive drop in global freshwater levels
(www.livescience.com)
this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2024
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Oohh, I remember reading this 40 years ago.
Anyway...
We figured out destroying the ozone layer was probably a bad idea but wasting all the freshwater is a bridge too far I guess.
Nestle: We've lobbied governments around the world to ~~let us own all the fresh water~~ protect the fresh water from nefarious actors.
:(
I've said it before and I'll say it again, my retirement plan is dying in the potable water riots