Partnerships in space to avoid the 'jaws of death' on EarthLast year, Sir James Bevan, the chief executive of the Environment Agency, warned that within 25 years England could face endemic water shortages. Or as he put it, speaking to The Guardian at the Waterwise conference, "the jaws of death". The mission will also examine the Earth’s other most arid regions – the ice sheets in polar regions. Melting ice sheets in places like Greenland and Antarctica, as well as thermal expansion of the oceans with increased global average temperatures, contribute to rising sea levels. Only by taking that partnership approach can we hope to avoid those very “jaws of death” that Sir James Bevan warned us about.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 25, 2020 12:55 UTC