floofloof@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoGlobal fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030, say expertswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkGlobal fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030, say expertswww.theguardian.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoAnd so the water wars have begun. Mass migration, armies at the border, and superpowers killing whether they can’t profit from.
minus-squarecuriousaur@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·7 months agoMore likely obligate vegan diets. The economic forces will drive the price of water heavy foods like meat and dairy up so high the masses will stop consuming them.
minus-squareCornpop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoIt’s not like vegetables require a ton of water to grow as well though right… right?
minus-square.Donuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoNot as much as growing veggies to then feed to a cow so you can harvest beef
And so the water wars have begun.
Mass migration, armies at the border, and superpowers killing whether they can’t profit from.
More likely obligate vegan diets. The economic forces will drive the price of water heavy foods like meat and dairy up so high the masses will stop consuming them.
It’s not like vegetables require a ton of water to grow as well though right… right?
Not as much as growing veggies to then feed to a cow so you can harvest beef