Drought and Truth: Where Water Comes and Goes
December 11, 2014 : Santa Barbara, CA : BWW
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A
recent
60
Minutes
TV
report
on
groundwater
depletion
featured
a
segment
on
the
threat
of
groundwater
scarcity.
Host
Leslie
Stahl
reported
on
the
severe
droughts
around
the
world
that
are
leading
people
to
extract
freshwater
from
the
ground
at
what
were
labeled
unsustainable
rates,
warning
that
"the
wars
of
the
21st
century
may
well
be
fought
over
water."
But
what
are
the
root
causes
of
drought?
Climate
change,
bottled
water
extraction,
misguided
farm
policies,
consumer
indifference?
It
all
depends
on
who
you
ask.
Climate
Probably
the
most
important
bit
of
information
to
understand
is
that
97%
of
earth's
water
is
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