Encountering one requires a deliberate journey into the arid interior of Australia — a habitat as remote as the species itself.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Global lithium demand, which is expected to grow by 40 times by 2040, could outpace the limited annual rain that supplies freshwater to the arid Lithium Triangle.
While urban areas like Los Angeles are under mandatory drought restrictions to reduce strain on state reservoirs, many rural residents reliant on groundwater wells are waterless.
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