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Global fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030, say experts

c/world · u/floofloof@lemmy.ca · 0 points

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u/donuts@lemmy.world · 0 points

Not as much as growing veggies to then feed to a cow so you can harvest beef

u/Cornpop@lemmy.world · 0 points

It’s not like vegetables require a ton of water to grow as well though right… right?

u/curiousaur@reddthat.com · -1 points

More likely obligate vegan diets. The economic forces will drive the price of water heavy foods like meat and dairy up so high the masses will stop consuming them.

u/Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee · 0 points

And so the water wars have begun.

Mass migration, armies at the border, and superpowers killing whether they can't profit from.