UN warns of North American water scramble

Climate change could diminish North American water supplies and trigger water disputes between the US and Canada, Reuters reported U.N. experts as saying on Wednesday.
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More heatwaves, storms and wildfires are likely in North America as temperatures rise, according to a new report that provided regional details on a U.N. climate panel study on global warming issued on April 6.

The broadest effects of climate change will be water problems across the entire continent — including more frequent droughts, urban flooding and a scramble for water from the Great Lakes, which border both the United States and Canada.

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Climate change could diminish North American water supplies and trigger water disputes between the US and Canada

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