Megacity precipitationsheds reveal tele-connected water security challenges.

Urbanization is a global process that has taken billions of people from the rural countryside to concentrated urban centers, adding pressure to existing water resources. Many cities are specifically reliant on renewable freshwater regularly refilled by precipitation, rather than fossil groundwater o...

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Main Authors: Patrick W Keys, Lan Wang-Erlandsson, Line J Gordon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5849328?pdf=render