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shēng huó
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global
quanqiu
全球
water resources
shuiziyuan
水资源
scarcity
kuifa
匮乏
crisis
weiji
危机
worsening
ehuà
恶化
。

United Nations
Lianheguo
联合国
water resources
shuiziyuan
水资源
report
baogao
报告
warned
jingao
警告
global
quanqiu
全球
half
banshu
半数
population
renkou
人口
water shortage
queshui
缺水
。

July 25, 2024 at 10:00 AM

United Nations
Lianheguo
联合国
latest
zuixin
最新
report
baogao
报告
reveals
jieshi
揭示
global
quanqiu
全球
water resources
shuiziyuan
水资源
crisis
weiji
危机
worsening
jiajù
加剧
。
global
quanqiu
全球
population
renkou
人口
of
de
的
half
yiban
一半
in
zai
在
a year
yinian
一年
in
zhong
中
at least
zhishao
至少
once
yici
一次
face
mianlin
面临
severe
yanzhong
严重
water scarcity
queshui
缺水
。
underground
dixia
地下
aquifers
hanshui ceng
含水层
replenishment
buchong
补充
rate
sudu
速度
slower than
diyú
低于
extraction
kaicai
开采
rate
sudu
速度
。
climate
qihou
气候
change
bianhua
变化
exacerbates
jiazong
加重
drought
ganhan
干旱
problems
wenti
问题
。
Cape Town
Kaipudan
开普敦
Chennai
Jinnai
金奈
etc
deng
等
cities
chengshi
城市
because of
yin
因
water resources
shuiziyuan
水资源
depletion
kujie
枯竭
faced
mianlin
面临
water supply
gongshui
供水
crisis
weiji
危机
。

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Lianheguo
联合国
United Nations
shuiziyuan
水资源
water resources
weiji
危机
crisis
renkou
人口
population
queshui
缺水
water scarcity
hanshui ceng
含水层
aquifers
qihou
气候
climate
bianhua
变化
change
ganhan
干旱
drought
chengshi
城市
cities

News in English

Lifestyle & Culture

Global water scarcity crisis intensifies with half of worlds population affected

Aquifers depleting faster than recharge rates. Climate change intensifying droughts. 2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water.

The latest report from the United Nations reveals a deepening global water resources crisis that is rapidly worsening.

Approximately half of the world's population faces severe water scarcity at least once per year. Underground aquifers are being depleted at rates far exceeding their natural replenishment capacity.

Climate change is exacerbating drought problems across multiple regions. Cities including Cape Town and Chennai have confronted critical water supply crises due to the depletion of water resources.

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