Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Where ‘day-zero droughts’ could happen as soon as this decade
So far this year, there have been severe droughts in many places around the world, including Algeria and Egypt in Northern Africa, the Mediterranean region in Europe, various parts of the USA, Brazil, even in the Amazon basin, and Panama, whose busy canal is restricting transit due to low water levels. When and where will we experience Day Zero drought, when a city or region completely runs out of drinking water available for distribution to its population? When there isn’t enough water supply, such as rain, groundwater, or melting snow or ice, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs dry up. Also, if we use more water than the supply or pump too much groundwater, we will deplete the water supply. In fact, populous cities like Tehran, Kabul, Mexico City, and Los Angeles are facing near-day-zero drought events. A new study predicts that many parts of the world will sooner or later experience periods of extreme water scarcity at unprecedented levels as the global water cycle loses its balance. Since extreme weather events occur more frequently and severely, floods and droughts seem to have become clear and present dangers to our survival.
Read the article and learn about what day-zero droughts could mean to our lives.
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