“This is just a time bomb,” said hydrologist Wouter Buytaert at a meeting of geoscientists in Vienna. Glaciers and mountain snow are melting earlier in the year than usual. This is going to be a problem when the dry season comes and water won’t be available.

The areas most at risk from a lack of water for drinking and agriculture include parts of the Middle East, southern Africa, the United States, South America and the Mediterranean.

“In some areas where the glaciers are small they could be gone in 30 or 50 years time and a very reliable source of water, especially for the summer months, may be gone.”

Scientists say that with the growing population, there may not always be enough water to drink.

Via: Reuters