Earth to run out of water by 2050

lightspeed · 05-05-2016 12:40AM #1

I was watching RT (Russia Today) UK earlier and they interviewed a guy from Wikileaks commenting on a few of their latest leaks.

It mentioned that Nestle had some study done that states the earth will run out of water by 2050.

“Nestle starts by pointing out that a calorie of meat requires 10 times as much water to produce as a calorie of food crops".

From what the guy from Wikileaks said, Nestle did have this report done for humanitarian reasons but mainly because they have over 80 or so brands of bottled water. Nestle had only circulating the report internally and did not publish it which of course i guess what qualifies it as leak.

http://www.inquisitr.com/3046643/world-will-run-out-of-fresh-water-in-2050-says-leaked-report-earth-faces-catastrophic-fate/

smash · 05-05-2016 12:41AM

Complete bollox dude

yerwanthere123 · 05-05-2016 12:41AM

This will definitely happen.

endacl · 05-05-2016 12:42AM

Ever seen a picture of the earth from space? Mostly blue. Because there's not much water.

MarkAnthony · 05-05-2016 12:44AM

To be fair I'd believe a site called wikileaks about leaks. I presume it's a fairly big leak if we're running out in under 34 years.

The Sidewards Man · 05-05-2016 12:45AM

We can dig a deep well.

FISMA. · 05-05-2016 12:45AM

MarkAnthony wrote: »

To be fair I'd believe a site called wikileaks about leaks. I presume it's a fairly big leak if we're running out in under 34 years.

Perhaps run by Irish Water?

My name is URL · 05-05-2016 12:47AM

It's not that it'll run out by then. It's just gonna cost more to supply it to ever-growing and brand new populations.

In any event, you'd be hard pressed to be taking the advice of Nestle when it comes to water... or being a human with the audacity to stay alive.

recylingbin · 05-05-2016 12:49AM

If we fix the wikileaks, we'll be grand.

endacl · 05-05-2016 12:49AM

My name is URL wrote: »

It's not that it'll run out by then. It's just gonna cost more to supply it to ever-growing and brand new populations.

Perhaps some form of organisation, responsible for maintaining water supply and infrastructure could be thrown together? Everybody could pay a small annual fee...?

:pac:

smash · 05-05-2016 12:52AM

Breaking news: oxygen to run out by 2049 so the water shortage won't affect us!

jimmycrackcorm · 05-05-2016 12:53AM

I'll do my part and pee more often. Ergo I must drink more beer as that seems to help.

endacl · 05-05-2016 12:54AM

smash wrote: »

Breaking news: oxygen to run out by 2049 so the water shortage won't affect us!

On a happier note, the planet appears to have an inexhaustible supply of both bull5hit and credulity.

MarkAnthony · 05-05-2016 12:54AM

I thought the soil was to break down by 2048 meaning we'd all starve. Thankfully enough sh!te is being generated by IRA threads in after hours to fertilise the world.

Your Face · 05-05-2016 12:59AM

Its like a headline from Weekly World News.

The Backwards Man · 05-05-2016 01:00AM

Nestlé have always been very conscious of the importance of access to safe drinking water, in fairness

Atlantic Dawn · 05-05-2016 01:01AM

70% of the worlds fresh water is contained within frozen ice in Antarctica, would we not be best to try to warm the earth up to melt this to prevent us running out?

My name is URL · 05-05-2016 01:02AM

endacl wrote: »

Perhaps some form of organisation, responsible for maintaining water supply and infrastructure could be thrown together? Everybody could pay a small annual fee...?

:pac:

Maybe it shouldn't cost a person in Sandyford the same amount to get water to their home as a one-off builder/investor out in the sticks.

fwiw, I've paid all my IW bills so far and don't regret it. People should pay for it based on their usage and how much of a burden it puts on infrastructure to supply them.

IW is an absolute disaster though. I wouldn't blame anyone for not wanting to contribute towards it.

MarkAnthony · 05-05-2016 01:04AM

My name is URL wrote: »

Maybe it shouldn't cost a person in Sandyford the same amount to get water to their home as a one-off builder/investor out in the sticks.

fwiw, I've paid all my IW bills so far and don't regret it. People should pay for it based on their usage and how much of a burden it puts on infrastructure to supply them.

IW is an absolute disaster though. I wouldn't blame anyone for not wanting to contribute towards it.

Feck off with your serious posts! :pac:

FISMA. · 05-05-2016 01:05AM

endacl wrote: »

...the planet appears to have an inexhaustible supply of both bull5hit and credulity.

... and Irish People.

al22 · 05-05-2016 01:07AM

Many reports are published but most people have no attention.

Globally - shortages of food will start in less than 40-50 years from now. Even if people will start produce an artificial food. The Earth population is growing too fast. The ocean water is a most poisonous substance on the Earth around us. We survive swimming because our skin and immune system protect us. Just one ml of ocean water is enough to kill thousands of us.

B.A._Baracus · 05-05-2016 01:13AM

I too call lies on this one.
I'd believe the shortage of food for the world's population in the future rather than this.

Besides, imagine if there was a water shortage at some point. A better way of processing sea water would be developed. As it stands any joe-blow can boil up sea water, trap the steam which turns into drinkable water. That's as it stands let alone what if in the future or other better means that would be invented.

The Randy Riverbeast · 05-05-2016 01:27AM

I don't know. The idea that the world requires water faster than we can treat it wouldn't be too far out of the realms of possibility but a lot of things don't require such water. You can water the plants and give to animals untreated with treated water being saved for human consumption.

That would be a lot later than 2050.

entropi · 05-05-2016 01:28AM

There is/was a documentary on Netflix about Nestlé and their bottled water empire which was pretty good. If I recall correctly, it seemed they were more interested in profits than caring too much about how they got the water to the plant and there was a fair bit of trouble with local towns and water availability to the population.

I wouldn't believe this story at all.

Edit: the documentary is called Bottled Life.

Cathy.C · 05-05-2016 01:37AM

entropi wrote: »

There is/was a documentary on Netflix about Nestlé and their bottled water empire which was pretty good. If I recall correctly, it seemed they were more interested in profits than caring too much about how they got the water to the plant and there was a fair bit of trouble with local towns and water availability to the population.

Yeah, I remember Bill Burr's take on it around that time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JincoQiWTmU

mad m · 05-05-2016 06:43AM

Maybe Danny Healy Rae has the answer...

jamesbere · 05-05-2016 07:44AM

mad m wrote: »

Maybe Danny Healy Rae has the answer...

Combustible water

BattleCorp · 05-05-2016 07:53AM

Yeah, the world running out of water in the next 40 years or so - no, not going to happen unless we get hit by a huge meteorite or something catastrophic like that.

A few countries running out of water in the next 40 years or so - yeah, I'd say that there is a fairly good chance of that happening.

BattleCorp · 05-05-2016 07:54AM

jamesbere wrote: »

Combustible water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvJAKVnK4qM

SEPT 23 1989 · 05-05-2016 08:00AM

My mother wont have any Nestle products in the house

thee glitz · 05-05-2016 08:00AM

lightspeed wrote: »

From what the guy from Wikileaks said, Nestle did have this report done for humanitarian reasons.

That would be the big surprise.

Earth to run out of water by 2050

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