water supplies

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Climate change shouldn’t be used as a 'get out-of jail free' card to excuse bad decision-making and poor planning decisions.

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As reserves dwindle, we are becoming increasingly anxious that fresh water will not be reliably available for domestic use, says new UNSW research.

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A global study has found a paradox: our water supplies are shrinking at the same time as climate change is generating more intense rain.

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Global water supplies are shrinking, even as rainfall is rising. The culprit? The drying of soils due to climate change.

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Australian water utilities must adapt to extreme weather events if they are to protect vulnerable supplies and ensure clean drinking water into the future, an international report warns.