• RION [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    Depends on where you live, and what precautions your regional govt takes.

    In a class last year my professor brought someone in from UN-Water or some such relevant IGO to speak on water scarcity. I asked her what the outlook was for the near future, and she said "The water wars are coming." I'll never forget the certainty with which she said that.

    According to her it will probably start in the middle east, which isn't exactly surprising. Consider, though, that Cape Town might have become the first major city to run out of water in 2017 had they not taken aggressive steps to curb water use. And with weather growing increasingly erratic, who knows?

    • Fartster [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      I watched climate scientists at my school go through the stages of hedonism and despair.