tree stands in cracked earth, depicting climate crisis, water scarcity from global warming

tree stands cracked earth climate crisis water scarcity global warming drought arid conditions desertification hydration groundwater depletion extreme heat deforestation wildfires irrigation agricultural impacts ecosystem degradation adaptation strategies rainwater harvesting sustainable agriculture management conservation rationing scarcityinduced conflicts refugees stress insecurity river drying melting glaciers sea level rise cycle disruption index change land famine food security biodiversity loss pollution waterborne diseases social inequality political instability natural resource development