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Sediment Build-up in Reservoirs Threatens Global Water Supplies

A new study predicts that over half of the world's reservoirs will be 'functionally dead' by 2060 due to sediment build-up, threatening water supplies for 2 billion people. The loss of 7% of freshwater storage capacity per decade poses a significant challenge to global water security. Researchers analyzed over 550,000 dams to reach this conclusion.

Science, Earth & Space Sciences, Environmental Science