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minus-squareaStonedSanta@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoSounds similar to what we need to do in America(except repairs/replacements also). It revitalizes economies to have all those workers in their area for such a time lol
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoIt’s important to improve water access and quality in the us, but this figure from 2023 paints a very different situation than India. https://www.cdcfoundation.org/blog/addressing-growing-water-crisis-us 2.2mil/330mil is less than 1%. 2.2 is still way, way too high, but India has a much more serious issue. (and has made great progress!)
minus-squareaStonedSanta@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoYes I meant to highlight repairing pipes in America but I failed at doing that well lol
Sounds similar to what we need to do in America(except repairs/replacements also). It revitalizes economies to have all those workers in their area for such a time lol
It’s important to improve water access and quality in the us, but this figure from 2023 paints a very different situation than India.
https://www.cdcfoundation.org/blog/addressing-growing-water-crisis-us
2.2mil/330mil is less than 1%.
2.2 is still way, way too high, but India has a much more serious issue. (and has made great progress!)
Yes I meant to highlight repairing pipes in America but I failed at doing that well lol