‘The next pandemic’: drought is a hidden global crisis, UN says

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Countries urged to take urgent action on managing water and land and tackling the climate emergency

Drought is a hidden global crisis that risks becoming “the next pandemic” if countries do not take urgent action onAt least 1.5 billion people have been directly affected by drought this century, and the economic cost over roughly that time has been estimated at $124bn .

 

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Thankfully the polar caps are melting?

Great. If it's not one thing, it's the other. Britain should aspire for food sufficiency

I bet youve never ever investigated why...youre too full of yourselves for the headline. Every single home should have a water meter.ive seen people who leave taps running all day. Crisis within

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