Scientists From Across the Globe Warn of Drastic Water Shortages

In the Sierra Neveda, snowpack will shrink by 30 to 90 percent by the end of the century. On the other side of the planet, in the Himalayas, about 70 percent of glaciers are set to disappear. These changes are both caused by climate change and will lead to dramatic water shortages for hundreds of millions of people across the globe, scientists said during a press conference Wednesday at UC San Diego.

http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/thisweek/2009/05/11_icemelt.asp

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