Presently, more than 40% of the world's population, more than 2 billion people, now face water shortage.

目前全世界40%以上的人口，即20 多亿人，面临缺水问题。

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Paradoxically, its residents face water shortages, since there is generally no rain for nearly eight months of the year.

而恰恰相反的是，自从有一年这里将近八个月无雨，居民来就面临着水资源短缺的问题。

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They face a desperate shortage of clean water.

他们面临无污染水源的严重短缺。

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Here they can see Waimoku Falls where water drops one hundred twenty meters down the face of a mountain.

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Professor Pace has a warning for people who let water hit their face when they first turn on the shower.

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Other developing countries also face problems with inequitable pricing and raw water shortages - which is what really keeps communities from having clean,piped water.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

Without changes in rainfall, the region could face water shortages in the future, the scientists say.

BBC: Massive melting of Andes glaciers

Jersey Water warned in November that islanders could face water restrictions with reservoirs two thirds empty following a dry spell.

BBC: Jersey water stocks improved by heavy rain

Even relatively water-rich countries of the region, such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Bhutan and Papua New Guinea, now face water supply and quality constraints in their major cities because of population growth, growing water consumption, environmental degredation, damaging agricultural activities, poor management of water catchment areas, industrialization, and groundwater overuse.

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