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Which is More Likely: Oil Wars or Water Wars?
Professor & Director of PAWSS, The Five Colleges
Water wars will be more widespread than wars over oil, which will involve the big geopolitical players.
March 27, 2008 | In Environment
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Professor & Director of PAWSS, The Five Colleges
Water wars will be more widespread than wars over oil, which will involve the big geopolitical players.
March 27, 2008 | In Environment
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Vasyl Davydko on March 28, 2008, 6:53 AM
The oil wars take place in the present. For example:the war in Iraq. Isn
Jamie Tyroler on March 31, 2008, 12:05 PM
China has either dammed or is planning to dam several rivers, drastically reducing the flow of fresh water to India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. One reason for China's actions is (and this isn't the only place) drought.
The United States is already having disputes over water supplies – for example, the Missouri River, which provides the drinking water for much of Kansas City and Omaha has occasionally had to ration water because of damming farther upstream.
Jamie Tyroler on March 31, 2008, 4:05 PM
China has either dammed or is planning to dam several rivers, drastically reducing the flow of fresh water to India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. One reason for China’s actions is (and this isn’t the only place) drought.
The United States is already having disputes over water supplies – for example, the Missouri River, which provides the drinking water for much of Kansas City and Omaha has occasionally had to ration water because of damming farther upstream.
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