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Bookmark or Share- Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Resources | US EPAClimate change is likely to increase people’s demands on water while also decreasing water supplies in some parts of the country. Climate change affects where, when, and how much water is available. These effects vary by region and can harm the health of people and ecosystems.
- UN-Water Policy Brief on Climate Change and WaterThe global climate crisis is inextricably linked to water. Climate change increases variability in the water cycle, inducing extreme weather events, reducing the predictability of water availability, affecting water quality and threatening sustainable development and biodiversity worldwide.
- Water – at the center of the climate crisis | United NationsClimate change affects the world’s water in complex ways. From unpredictable rainfall patterns to shrinking ice sheets, rising sea levels, floods and droughts – most impacts of climate change...
- Water and the global climate crisis: 10 things you should knowClimate change is disrupting weather patterns, leading to more frequent and more intense extreme weather events, unpredictable water availability, exacerbating water scarcity and contaminating water supplies. Such impacts can drastically affect the quantity and quality of water that children need to survive.
- Water and Climate ChangeClimate change is primarily a water crisis. We feel its impacts through worsening floods, rising sea levels, shrinking ice fields, wildfires and droughts. However, water can fight climate change. Sustainable water management is central to building the resilience of societies and ecosystems and to reducing carbon emissions.
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