A lot of aquifers have really long recharge times or are fossil aquifers, meaning that they no longer refill, so the total amount of available freshwater is probably declining.
i mean this is true but it’s still a management question, farmers have known for decades they were draining aquifers from heaps to grains faster than they could refill but doing anything else would effect profits
Im pretty sure the total available water actually increases since all the melting glaciers and icecaps are adding water back into the cycle, but I don’t know how much of that translates into rain in areas where it can be used
Most glaciers melt some during the warm months, then are recharged by snow when it gets cold again. Meltwater from glaciers is an important source for rivers and streams.
Global heating is causing many glaciers to melt faster than they recharge. This will lead to rivers shrinking or drying up.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WATER HAS NOT CHANGED THIS IS STRICTLY A MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION PROBLEM AHHHHHHH
A lot of aquifers have really long recharge times or are fossil aquifers, meaning that they no longer refill, so the total amount of available freshwater is probably declining.
i mean this is true but it’s still a management question, farmers have known for decades they were draining aquifers from heaps to grains faster than they could refill but doing anything else would effect profits
For sure, but this has been exacerbated by policy choices like the water rights system and crop subsidies.
I am never prepared
Bottled water companies?
Im pretty sure the total available water actually increases since all the melting glaciers and icecaps are adding water back into the cycle, but I don’t know how much of that translates into rain in areas where it can be used
So we can just melt these glaciers for free fresh water?
Most glaciers melt some during the warm months, then are recharged by snow when it gets cold again. Meltwater from glaciers is an important source for rivers and streams.
Global heating is causing many glaciers to melt faster than they recharge. This will lead to rivers shrinking or drying up.
Why do you think they want Greenland