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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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