- India. The Indian government has released a report that India is experiencing the worst water crisis in its history. Some 600 million Indians, about half the population, face high to extreme water scarcity conditions, with about 200,000 dying every year from inadequate access to safe water, according to the report. By 2030, it said, the country’s demand for water is likely to be twice the available supply.
Ignoring whether or not the population is using their water sensibly and conservatively, the country faces rising annual temperatures and dwindling rain and snowfall. Last year was the country’s fourth hottest since record-keeping began in 1901, with rainfall down by nearly 6 percent from 2016, according to the Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences.
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