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Continental Drying: Earth’s Vanishing Waters | Bolivia News
The planet is in the grips of a silent but catastrophic freshwater crisis, losing 324 trillion liters annually—enough to supply 280 million people. Driven by droughts and mismanaged land and water use, “continental drying” is shrinking lakes, rivers, and reservoirs worldwide. From the Parana River’s plummeting trade routes to Bolivia’s vanished Lake Poopó, Botswana’s vanishing Lake Ngami, and the dried-up Laguna de Aculeo in Chile, the toll is global. Even Lake Mead in the U.S. and Iran’s salt-flat Lake Urmia are warning signs. Southern Madagascar faces sandstorms and crop collapse, while…
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