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Antarctic Glaciers and the Global Water Crisis
Huffington Post (blog)
Let's take a step back. As the global population tops 7 billion, nearly 800 million people do not have access to clean and safe drinking water. The climate crisis could make this problem worse. As sea levels rise, saltwater can contaminate sources of ...

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Valmont Industries Leaders Will Speak on Water Crisis At Forum
WOWT
I think you are drinking the kool aid there George... Do some research before you submit comments in the future. by George on Feb 5, 2012 at 01:40 PM There is always fresh water somewhere I the world. If it doesn't rain here, it will rain there.

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City may face water crisis
Times of India
"With water woes dominating proceedings at the Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy district review committee (DRC) meetings earlier this month, the Water Board has prepared a summer contingency plan to supply drinking water. As of now, the Water Board supplies ...

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The Hindu

RR district MLAs demand solution to water crisis
Deccan Chronicle
The acute drinking water crisis, with supply being reduced to once a week to a large number of urban areas of Ranga Reddy district falling under GHMC limits, rocked the district review meeting on Tuesday. Legislators from Malkajgiri, Serilingampally, ...
Water Board, GHMC chiefs caught off guardThe Hindu

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Mahbubnagar stares at water crisis
Times of India
MAHBUBNAGAR: The summer is two months away but Mahbubnagar district is facing a severe drinking water crisis as officials visiting the villages are greeted by protesters carrying empty pots and pitchers. Already, half of 1440 villages in the district ...

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5 Adilabad Agency Mandals to face water crisis
IBNLive.com
ADILABAD: Residents of about 400 habitations in five agency mandals under the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) Utnoor division in Adilabad district are likely be face drinking water crisis this summer. Thanks to lack of coordination between ...

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National Geographic

Reclaimed Wastewater for Drinking: Safe But Still a Tough Sell
National Geographic
Rozin appears in the upcoming documentary Last Call at the Oasis, which investigates several aspects of the looming global water crisis. Most people have a deep revulsion to the idea of drinking reclaimed water, explained Rozin.

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William and Mary News

Global water crisis: A social, business and economic issue
William and Mary News
In developing countries, such as Africa, women trek for miles carrying five-gallon buckets filled to the brim with water from rivers. That water is used in the household for both business and family needs, including cooking and drinking.

Clean, safe water remains a pipe dream for the poor
The Citizen Daily
Ms Zugile says even during the rainy season, they are not assured of safe and clean water due to lack of modern water facilities. "We neither have tap water nor modern water wells in this village. During the season, we spend a lot of time to look for ...

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Energy Independence: Frack We Must
Big Government
But these activists will tell you that fracking contaminates your water. This is false. Hydraulic fracturing takes place below aquifers, thousands of feet below impenetrable, nonporous rock. Nothing used in fracking ends up in your drinking water.

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