claim: Most glaciers are retreating, posing a serious problem for millions who rely on glaciers for water.
evidences.evidence_id: Effects of global warming on human health:459
evidences.article: Effects of global warming on human health
evidences.evidence: Earth's glaciers are expected to melt within the next forty years, greatly decreasing fresh water flow in the hotter times of the year, causing everyone to depend on rainwater, resulting in large shortages and fluctuations in fresh water availability which largely effects agriculture, power supply, and human health and well-being.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Glacier:92
evidences.article: Glacier
evidences.evidence: Following the Little Ice Age's end around 1850, glaciers around the Earth have retreated substantially.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Glacier:93
evidences.article: Glacier
evidences.evidence: A slight cooling led to the advance of many alpine glaciers between 1950 and 1985, but since 1985 glacier retreat and mass loss has become larger and increasingly ubiquitous.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Retreat of glaciers since 1850:401
evidences.article: Retreat of glaciers since 1850
evidences.evidence: In areas that are heavily dependent on water runoff from glaciers that melt during the warmer summer months, a continuation of the current retreat will eventually deplete the glacial ice and substantially reduce or eliminate runoff.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Water scarcity:140
evidences.article: Water scarcity
evidences.evidence: Climate change has caused receding glaciers, reduced stream and river flow, and shrinking lakes and ponds.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS