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Global human freshwater footprint surges
2015-12-04 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The new study shows that dams and irrigation considerably raise the global human consumption of freshwater by increasing evapotranspiration. This effect increases the loss of freshwater to the atmosphere and thereby reduces the water available for humans, societies and ecosystems on land. "Small things that we do on the surface of the Earth can have large global effects. Previously, the global effects of local human activities such as dams had been underestimated. This study shows that, so far,...
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