A warming planet will raise our planet’s sea levels, acidify the oceans and bring water insecurity to millions if not billions of people. And that last note might have even worse prospects than previously predicted as according to a new report, climate change could even make our groundwater undrinkable.
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00:00A warming planet will raise sea levels, acidify the oceans, and bring water insecurity to millions, if not billions of people.
00:11And that last note might have even worse prospects than previously predicted, as according to a new report, climate change could even make our groundwater undrinkable.
00:20According to a new study involving researchers from all over the globe, by 2100 aquifers that supply water to hundreds of millions of people around the planet could become toxic and unpotable.
00:30The report outlines that in the worst case scenario, around 590 million people would see their groundwater supplies become dangerous to drink.
00:38That's because despite being more resilient to changes in temperature, groundwater is not impervious to it.
00:43Meaning, as the temperature goes up dramatically, groundwater temperatures will likely as well.
00:48Groundwater is already rife with pathogens, and if temperatures in that groundwater go up, it will be a mecca for dangerous bacteria and other harmful organisms.
00:57With the researchers writing, quote,
00:59That means it may not be safe to drink the water there without treatment.
01:02It may need to be boiled first, for example.
01:04The drinking water also gets warmed up in water pipes by heat in the ground.
01:08What's even more concerning is that one in four humans globally depend on drinkable groundwater to survive.
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01:21See it later.
01:22The drinking water is the one in four humans locally.
01:23The drinking water is the one in four humans globally.
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