In Pakistan, 1,200 deaths this summer resulted from a lack of access to fresh water. A population boom and industry that requires massive amounts of water have exacerbated the problem. Pakistan is in the midst of a water crisis.
Read more here: The ‘water mafias’ that suck Karachi dry
The headlines are the same in Brazil, India, Pakistan and the United States. People are running out of fresh drinking water.
In ‘Why fresh water shortages will cause the next great global crisis,’ The Guardian examines how countries are coping with water shortages and the possible long-term effects of living without water.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/08/how-water-shortages-lead-food-crises-conflicts
