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Water world: Something is wrong with the most basic planetary system of all

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Global temperatures are warming at such a rate that they have warped the earth ’s natural cycles.

On every continent, water is either too plentiful or in desperately short supply.

Scientists say extreme weather is a symptom of new volatility in the hydrological cycle.

Fierce tropical storms are becoming more frequent as they tap into copious energy supplied by hotter oceans.

Last year was the world’s hottest year documented by a clear margin, with the global average near-surface temperature at 1.45 celsius above the pre-industrial baseline.

A new report found that demand for fresh water will outpace supply by 40 per cent by the end of the decade .

The Horn of Africa was struck by its worst drought in 40 years , with Ethiopia , Kenya and Somalia hit the hardest.

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