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The total amount of water in Earth’s lakes, rivers and soils has drastically dropped since the turn of the century, a new study finds. The primary culprit: rising global temperatures.

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Earth may have hit a point of irreversible moisture loss in its soil as a result of climate change, according to a new study. More than 2,614 gigatonnes of moisture was lost from 2000 to 2016.

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