Why do you think China is willing to expend resources on controlling Tibet? It is the source of freshwater for a quarter of the world's population.

Conflicts have been escalating in the last 50 years over acess to water, dams, canals, pipelines, pollution, etc. in many parts of the world especially the Middle East, India and Africa. It is both the source of conflict and the weapon. It isn't just about drinking water, it's about water for stock, irrigation and destruction of fisheries, as well as the loss of arable land.

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I hope not. That will make for some pretty shitty tasting tea.

yes It already is in the westren US

I think it already is but it's happening under the radar....I suddenly sound like a conspiracy theorist ? "Hang onto your taps, were all going to die of thirst!"

And then some, oil is on the way out and will be replaced by renewables, water will be available, but not free, desalinastion and cleaning water costs a lot, we consume so much of it. If I had any brains I would sort a large underground supply for my gardens with solar pumps and a means of filtering it for domestic purposes.

In some parts of the world , and the USA - it already is. The water wars have begun in earnest. And yet people continue to overuse, pollute, and act as if we have an endless supply.
They are so wrong ...

@Ella Some folks in Arizona, including Senator McCain, have floated the idea of running a water pipeline from Lake Superior down to Phoenix. Yep, water is going to be the next oil.

In the Pacific Northwest water is pretty plentiful and mostly cleaner than other parts of the U.S.

However, it does bother me that when George W. Bush was in office the Bush family was buying water rights in South American countries. I think clean water will be a problem in the future an dsoem peopel with political influence will try to make it happen in order to make a profit.

oh yes and we have most of it. so we expect an invasion presently [ as that is the american way]

About 2 years ago National Geographic Magazine had a comprehensive article on how we will have worldwide water shortages in the future. Of course there is a solution...stop raising livestock.

Someone once told me Ted Turner owns the most land/water rights...haven't fact checked can't be bothered it's been a long day....I'm going to rely on a nerdy person.

Globally, water shortages are becoming a very real thing. We are safe in this country for the time being on that front. As to the safety of our water, there does seem to be more problems on that front as well. It also doesn't help that Russia has been doing some hacking probing all of our important stuff: Water, power grids and the like.

hope not - I buy a case a week.

I know mine is not safe. I have received letters from the water authority that says total dissolved solids (TDS) levels are high but its ok to drink. That's like saying the lava is hot but it's ok to swim! Lol

Its already becoming that way.

I have read articles, engines can run on water.

Yes. Check out "The Big Short" too.

Absolutely, probably not in my lifetime, but it won't be long.

Yup.
Already is.

Wait until it gets worse.

it's the one thing that ruins my fantasy of moving out to the middle of nowhere. If we can't care enough about Flint's water I've little hope for smaller towns.

Be more specific, please.