Global fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030, say experts
c/world · u/floofloof@lemmy.ca · 0 points
c/world · u/floofloof@lemmy.ca · 0 points
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/HubertManne@piefed.social · 1 points
you don't need to have a deep well, just deeper than your neighbors. /s
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.
u/curiousaur@reddthat.com · 0 points
I'm so glad I have a deep well in a place that will never run dry.