Episode 164: Draining the Water Tower

<p>This episode explores new research, which has found that climate change will likely lead to irreversible declines in freshwater storage in the Tibetan Plateau by the middle of this century, impacting the supply of freshwater for nearly two billion people.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Read this episode’s science poem <a href='https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/3586/draining-the-water-tower/'>here</a>.          </p> <p>Read the scientific study that inspired it <a href='https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01443-0'>here</a>.  </p> <p>Read ‘Water Table’ by Eliza Griswold <a href='https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/eliza-griswold'>here</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Music by <a href='http://smarturl.it/thepaperwaits'>Rufus Beckett</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:</p> <p>Email: <a href='mailto:sam.illingworth@gmail.com'>sam.illingworth@gmail.com</a>   Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/samillingworth'>@samillingworth</a>  </p>