Global Warming's Dire Effect on World's Freshwater Supply

The greatest and most immediate effect of global warming may be on the world's fresh water supplies

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November 19, 2005, 9:00 AM PST

"Climate change experts led by Tim Barnett at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla (San Diego County) found that at least one-sixth of the world's population, including much of the industrial world and a quarter of global economic output, appeared vulnerable to water shortages brought about by climate change. The warming trend already is showing effects in California's Sierra Nevada snowpack, this region's main water source."

Thanks to Emily Hopkins

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