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Article: Water levels dropping in some major rivers as global climate changes.
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- May 24, 2009
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BOULDER--Rivers in some of the world's most populous regions are losing water, according to a new comprehensive study of global stream flow. The study, led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), suggests that in many cases the reduced flows are associated with climate change. The process could potentially threaten future supplies of food and water.
The results will be published May 15 in the American Meteorological Society's Journal of Climate. The research was supported by the National Science Foundation, NCAR's sponsor.
The scientists, who examined stream flow from 1948 to 2004, found significant changes in about ...