World Bank: Natural water storage volume has fallen over the past 50 years

World Bank: Natural water storage volume has fallen over the past 50 years

World Bank: The volume of natural water storage has fallen in the last 50 years — the World Bank reports in its report on water storage, while the world population has doubled over the past 50 years, the volume of natural water storage has decreased by 27 trillion cubic meters.

World Bank: Natural water storage volume has fallen over the past 50 years

In the last 50 years, the world population has doubled, while the volume of natural water storage has decreased by 27 trillion cubic meters, the World Bank said in a report on water storage. In the last 20 years, 1.43 billion people have been adversely affected by drought, and at least 1.65 billion people have been adversely affected by floods.

Critical statement from the World Bank on volume of natural water storage

In the last 50 years, the world population has doubled, while the volume of natural water storage has decreased by 27 trillion cubic meters, the World Bank said in a report on water storage.