Thanks for the article, it definitely seems like an important problem.
This should get even worse because of the upcoming energy crisis :
Many energy sources need a lot of water to keep working
Nuclear plants and coals plant need water to cool down the pipes
Copper and lithium extraction are very water intensive, and the Chilean governement has already limited some of the use of water for mining
Shale oil uses millions of liter of water
Biofuels are extremely water intensive as well
With les energy, the water depletion becomes worse. Water gets harder to pump, and desalination becomes even less of an option.
Just an additional note: I think the post would be better with a bit of formating. Keeping the bolding of the document, putting everything in justified. Keeping this quote :
Our blue planet holds plenty of water, but only 2.5% of it is fresh. The amount of fresh water has fallen 35% since 1970, as ground aquifers have been drawn down and wetlands have deteriorated. Meanwhile, demand for water-intensive agriculture and energy is soaring. Overall water demand is on pace to overshoot supply by 40% by 2030. - Stuart Goldenberg for Barron’s, May 3, 2014
Thanks for the article, it definitely seems like an important problem.
This should get even worse because of the upcoming energy crisis :
Many energy sources need a lot of water to keep working
Nuclear plants and coals plant need water to cool down the pipes
Copper and lithium extraction are very water intensive, and the Chilean governement has already limited some of the use of water for mining
Shale oil uses millions of liter of water
Biofuels are extremely water intensive as well
With les energy, the water depletion becomes worse. Water gets harder to pump, and desalination becomes even less of an option.
Just an additional note: I think the post would be better with a bit of formating. Keeping the bolding of the document, putting everything in justified. Keeping this quote :