NASA satellites discovered that Earth's surface has lost enough water to empty Lake Erie two and a half times since 2015. And the problem could be here to stay.
  • JoeKrogan@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    Climate change terrifies me to be honest. We have seen how under prepared we were as species for covid, this will be so much worse. While we could be doing something about it we still have people who dont believe it or are doubling down on fossil fuels and taking private jets.

    😪

  • Donk@slrpnk.net
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    27 days ago

    Where are they implying it went? Did it evaporate out into space? Was it absorbed into the earth’s crust? Or is it just becoming unpotable - and if that, how does the change in earth’s wobble that they use to make this claim imply that water has lost it’s freshness?

    • Aksamit@slrpnk.netOP
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      24 days ago

      There are over 8 billion people on earth. People drink, wash, and shit in multiple litres of water daily. Crops require water. Livestock requires water. We slaughter several edit: Trillion (with a T) billion livestock globally each year, there is A LOT of livestock. Industry requires water. Industry is trusted not to hoard, pollute or waste water. Water processing and sewage reclamation requires well funded public infrastructure. The hotter our atmosphere is, the more water vapour it will hold.

      Just some ideas to get you started.