4 billion people face severe water scarcity at least one month a year

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4 billion people face severe water scarcity at least one month a year

A corn plant wilts in a field in Hoopstad, South Africa last month. South Africa had its driest year on record in 2015. A new study says 4 billion people face water scarcity for at least one month every year.

An estimated 4 billion people face severe water scarcity at least one month a year, researchers have found, and nearly half of them live in China and India. The findings, published today in the journal Science Advances, suggest that severe water scarcity affects far more people than previously believed, adding to growing concerns over the sustainability of the world's freshwater consumption.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/02/12/the-world-has-even-bigger-water-problems-than-we-thought/

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