- According to a new UN report, 3.2 billion will face water shortage by 2050
- Glacier mass is at an all-time high, up to 14 inches a year in some areas
- Glacier runoff, which provides drinking water, will peak by century’s end
- Other areas, including Rwanda and Vietnam, will face increased flooding
While global warming has led to rising tides, it’s also threatening the water supply of 3.2 billion people around the world, according to a new UN report.
Runoff from glaciers provides drinking water for tens of millions of people, but record loss of glacier mass is leading to increased water scarcity.
Glacier runoff is expected to max out globally by the end of the century and then decline.
According to the report, the number of people living in places with insufficient water will shoot up almost 60 percent in the next 30 years.
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