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The system that moves water around the Earth is off balance for the first time in human history (edition.cnn.com)
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The consequences will be even more catastrophic without urgent action. The water crisis threatens more than 50% of global food production and risks shaving an average of 8% off countries’ GDPs by 2050, with much higher losses of up to 15% projected in low-income countries, the report found.

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[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Maybe Kamala Harris will be against fracking again in 4 more years.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If it didn’t take Pennsylvania to with the electoral college she might not have to support it. But our voting system is fucked, so to get an actual decent person elected, they have to play games.

Once you understand or admit how the game must be played, you’ll realize how stupid these types of comments are.

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Once people like yourself accept playing games as a normal part of politics, then the people have already lost.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Cool cool. Let us know when you come back to reality.

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

The reality you live in where it is normal for the person you support to pay for children to be murdered and traumatized for life. Maimed, starved, etc. it sounds like you're the Nazi.

[–] Dr_Vindaloo@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If you think Kamala Harris is a "decent person" you're not worth taking seriously.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Best choice is still best choice.

[–] knightly@pawb.social 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's not really a choice at all, and I resent that we still pretend to be a democracy.

[–] arefx@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

Fair

[–] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah, right lest we forget, it's Kamala who wants to frack and not the industry, the pickup driving rig pig voters she needs or the lobby. What the FUCK ever. I can't roll my eyes hard enough.