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How hunger for burgers and steaks is draining US rivers

Hamburgers on barbeque grill.

The human appetite for beef means less water in US rivers, which are tapped to irrigate maize and other crops destined for cattle troughs. Credit: Getty

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Nature 579, 176 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00607-2

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