The water crisis is a global problem. Around the world, countries are struggling with severe droughts, water shortages, and a lack of potable water. How did we get here? What can be done to prevent further water shortages?

PBS News Hour discusses these questions and more in an interview with Jay Famiglietti, Senior Water Scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology and the leading voice on the growing need for action in the world water crisis.

Watch PBS News Hour’s report here: Is the world’s fresh water supply running out?