The Water Wars Are Coming

The world faces a looming water crisis, and it's getting worse every year. With a number of large cities facing Day Zero, and just a handful of heavily contested water sources providing freshwater for millions of people, the possibility of water wars is very real. In this episode we'll look at the current state of water insecurity and speculate about the future of water-based conflicts, including whether they will replace those fought over oil.

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[pancakemogul]

Ah, if it isn't my weekly dose of existential dread.

[jonathanjuarez]

What truly disgusts me is that the vast majority of people responsible for this will likely pass away peacefully of old age, they won’t be around to see the scars they’ve left behind from their selfishness.

[Awave]

"Control the water and you control, everything" - old turtle guy from Rango

[Apprentice_Dude]

Video: Water wars are inevitable.

Nestlé: Sweats nervously.

[magiv]

Gotta love how my generation was born just in time to personally witness all the vital resources deplete and be caught up in the resulting wars that will come. Top👍🏻

[stardragon]

I'm 22, so it's a virtual certainty that I'll have to watch this happen in my lifetime. Isn't it great living in a time period where we can watch the world fall apart in front of us?

[mehdihassan]

Water is treated like the air we breathe. It seems like it's always going to be there, until there isn't.

[ApxHuntr]

Dam I guess battlefield 2042, is going to get a live action remake soon.

[MrRobemap]

Born to late to explore the world
Born to early to explore the galaxy
Born just in time to see the end of the world

[SchapieNL]

Dont worry world, on behalf of the Dutch I can say that we will negotiate with the Ocean to give us more fresh water. If our demands are not met, the Ocean will be sorry.

[dulcecelestepalacios]

*Me knowing my city is facing water scarcity right now* : I wonder what examples will be used in this video-
*the first example being my country's capital* : f u c k.

[flyaway]

Hi there I'm from Cape Town. The drought back in 2017-2018 was extremely tough but, we've managed to make a huge come back. Last year during our winter season the dam levels were at 100%. With some dams even overflowing. And this year rainfall is expected to be even more than last year.

[Jonathonson]

The name water wars makes it sound like a fun activity at a water park, rather than an existential crisis.

[evilnet]

Wouldn't be surprised if Nestle begins lobbying for the next war to secure their holdings.

[EstebanDVO]

Here in Canada, there is a joke that I've heard often saying "how long till the US find terrorists in Canada and invade us for our water?" And we laugh but... We kinda know it's a question of time.

[nschultz]

"It seems dystopian to have people speculating on water as a commodity while people are suffering. If you put that in a movie script people would say it's too on the nose."

This is literally part of the plot of Dune. The planet is so dry that water is used as currency.

[poisedperson]

Me a Canadian, whose country has a lot of the world's fresh water in lakes:

*Chuckles* I'm in danger!

[mehdihassan]

"if the wars of this century were fought over oil, the wars of the next century will be fought over water -- unless we change our approach to managing this precious and vital resource."

[redrover]

in 30 years mad max will become a documentary.

[ash]

Im getting the slight feeling that this guy might not like capitalism