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20. Most land based life depends upon "fresh" water

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 07:55 PM

Jul 2015

15 years is about what is left of it, on the surface and underground. Look it up for yourself. Some observations say 30 years, but with increased demand from us, along with compounding environmental disasters looming: pollution and compromised fresh water resources, I'm going to go with 15.

Yes, desalinization is one possible workaround for some populations next to seas that can be converted. It's not a solution for 8.3 - 9.5 billion people nor is it a solution for filling polluted freshwater lakes and waterways that can no longer sustain other life forms and agriculture that WE depend upon and take largely for granted currently.

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