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The global shortage of clean drinking water is greater than previously thought, according to a new study


The global shortage of clean drinking water is greater than previously thought, according to a new study

In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimated that 2 billion people worldwide do not have access to clean water. About a quarter of the world’s population seems bad enough. But on Thursday, a new study published in Science reported that 2 billion was a huge underestimate. New […]