A single cotton T-shirt can have a water footprint of roughly 2,500 litres — about what one person drinks in two and a half years — and cotton production places some of its greatest pressure on regions already struggling with water scarcity
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The world's thirst for cotton is draining aquifers faster than they can refill, threatening communities that can least afford the shortage.
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