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Billions face growing water risk as sediment fills reservoirs faster than expected worldwide
- June 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Reservoirs around the world are losing storage capacity at an average rate of 7.3% per decade—disproportionately affecting small reservoirs, which together provide water to billions of people. The data come from a study published in Nature Sustainability, which offers the clearest global assessment of reservoir sedimentation to date.
Originally published at Phys.org