Reduced runoff is increasing the pressure on freshwater resources in much of the world.

河流的径流量减少正增大世界大部分地区淡水资源的压力。

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Reduced runoff is increasing the pressure on freshwater resources in Africa.

河流的径流量减少正增加非洲地区淡水资源的压力。

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We should not overlook the increasing impermeable pavements and buildings which narrowing the stormwater infiltration area causing increasing stormwater runoff.

硬化路面增多和建筑物面积增加，导致雨水下渗面积缩小，引起雨水径流加大，是不容忽视的重要原因。

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These changes are making water supply and quality more difficult to obtain, affecting runoff and soil moisture, increasing water temperatures, decreasing snowpack and lake and river ice, threatening fish and aquatic species, and allowing saltwater intrusion and sea level rise.

FORBES: Water Risk Threatens Businesses, National Security