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Water: A long dry summer

In parts of the world already facing unreliable food supplies, an uncertain climate adds to the future stress for soils, plants and people. Quirin Schiermeier reports on water strategies for a drier world.

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Quirin Schiermeier is a reporter for Nature based in Munich. See Editorial, page 253 . For more see the Nature News Special on Water

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Schiermeier, Q. Water: A long dry summer. Nature 452, 270–273 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/452270a

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