New Evidence Confirms Risk That Mideast May Become Uninhabitable | Inter Press Service
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The water table is falling in Egypt’s desert oases, raising questions of sustainability. Credit: Cam McGrath/IPSROME, Mar 13 2017 (IPS) - New evidence is deepening scientific fears, advanced few years ago, that the Middle East and North Africa risk becoming uninhabitable in a few decades, as accessible fresh water has fallen by two-thirds over the past 40 years.