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'A harbinger of what's to come:' NASA satellites show massive drop in global freshwater levels

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'A harbinger of what's to come:' NASA satellites show massive drop in global freshwater levels

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Climate@slrpnk.net · 1 year ago

NASA satellites discovered that Earth's surface has lost enough water to empty Lake Erie two and a half times since 2015. And the problem could be here to stay.

Global fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030

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And that’s why I’ll never leave the Great Lakes region.
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  dont you want to live somewhere that water is geographically higher than you?

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