Recently Added, Global Water Crisis

A catastrophic water shortage could prove an even bigger threat to mankind this century than soaring food prices and the relentless exhaustion of energy reserves, according to a panel of global experts at the Goldman Sachs "Top Five Risks" conference.

In 2001, a water shortage in America's Pacific Northwest wiped out nearly a third of the U.S. aluminum industry.

"Is it a crisis? If we don't do some decent water planning, it could be,"

In countries like India, overpumping of groundwater for agriculture is reaching crisis level.

Today, in many parts of the U.S. we are nearing the limits of our water supplies.

For Love of Water: infuriating and incredible documentary about world's water-crisis