The long dry: global water supplies are shrinking
Thursday, December 13, 2018 - 08:00
in Earth & Climate
A global study has found a paradox: our water supplies are shrinking at the same time as climate change is generating more intense rain. And the culprit is the drying of soils, say researchers, pointing to a world where drought-like conditions will become the new normal, especially in regions that are already dry.