Peak Water: Are we Running out of a Critical Resource?
The problem with freshwater is that we don’t have the same wealth of data for water resources and consumption that we have for crude oil.
The problem with freshwater is that we don’t have the same wealth of data for water resources and consumption that we have for crude oil.
Just like the ancient Garamantes, the Saudi Arabians were able to overcome the aridity of their land by using fossil water. But when they ran out of it, it was time over for them.