• An Indian worker drinks water as he assembles an air cooler, which is in high demand following sizzling temperatures, at a wholesale market in New Delhi Tuesday. Much of India is reeling under a weekslong heat wave and severe drought conditions that have decimated crops, killed livestock and left at least 330 million Indians without enough water for their daily needs. | AP
    An Indian worker drinks water as he assembles an air cooler, which is in high demand following sizzling temperatures, at a wholesale market in New Delhi Tuesday. Much of India is reeling under a weekslong heat wave and severe drought conditions that have decimated crops, killed livestock and left at least 330 million Indians without enough water for their daily needs. | AP

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NEW YORK – Economies across large swaths of the globe could shrink dramatically by midcentury as fresh water grows scarce due to climate change, the World Bank reported on Tuesday.

The Middle East could be hardest hit, with its gross domestic product slipping as much as 14 percent by 2050 unless measures are taken to reallocate water significantly, the Washington-based institution said in a report.

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