2050 Water Crisis Alert: Nitrogen Pollution Threatens Global River Basins

Water is an essential part of our daily lives. The UN has one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to supply clean water to all by 2030. But there is a possibility of one-third of river sub-basins going dry by 2050 due to Nitrogen pollution. These are the findings of a study conducted by the scientists of Wageningen University of the Netherlands. About 10,000 river sub-basins were studied by this group of scientists, covering the whole world. According to this study, the number of basins having a shortage of water due to Nitrogen has gone up. It has also affected … Continue reading 2050 Water Crisis Alert: Nitrogen Pollution Threatens Global River Basins