Sentences with phrase «freshwater supplies run»

Civilization quickly falls into chaos as both food and freshwater supplies run short.

Not exact matches

The world's freshwater supply is at risk of running out.

The vertical structure shows frequent renewal even at the bottom for HC control and scenarios whereas the MPI based runs all show a catastrophic freshening due to strong freshwater supply, efficiently blocking deep water renewal.

In a government - sponsored study, Stern and his team concluded that decisive early action would cost humanity far less in the long run than allowing rising sea levels, dwindling freshwater supplies, and shrinking habitats to reduce global GDP a projected 20 percent.

In the short run, our choices for what kind of power plants we build can contribute to freshwater supply stress — by committing an imbalanced share of the available water to power plant use — and can affect water quality, by increasing water temperatures to levels that harm local ecosystems, for example.