The Hydrometeorological and Monitoring Center reports that the data obtained from satellite observations show that since 2002, freshwater losses are unprecedented, which is due to climate change, droughts and groundwater.
The study published in the magazine "Science Advances" warns about the appearance of four "Mega-Dry" regions in the Northern Hemisphere. The dry areas are expanding every year, including 2 times a large area of California, which changes the approved hydrological patterns.
The negative effects of fresh water scarcity are astonishing. 75% of the world's population lives in 101 countries, which have lived a freshwater crisis over the past 22 years. According to the forecasts of the United Nations, the world's population will continue to grow over the next 50-60 years, while the availability of fresh water will fall sharply.
The study found that the turning point occurred in 2014-2015, which is considered a period of "Mega El Nino". As a result, the repetition of climate extreme phenomena has increased. At the same time, the use of groundwater has increased.
The "drying" of the continents exceeded the melting of glaciers. In the middle width of the Northern Hemisphere, in Europe, the cases of extreme drought have sharply increased. In addition, in Canada and Russia have intensified in Canada and Russia.
Studies have found that only the tropical regions have been moistened since 2002, which was not predicted by climate models of climate change platform.
