We all have the common sense of the result of growing crops in the desert; it’s undoubted that water is essential for agriculture. Hence, water shortage will cause the result of food crises.
Frequently, we hear some areas in the world are suffering severe drought, the farmers have no harvest at all. Try to think about the consequences if there are droughts throughout the world. Isn’t it horrible? I can not imagine.
So far the Earth we are living is the unique star which has lives in the universe, if we human beings continue to destroy our living environment, if in the future there are no enough water resources to support our lives, where should we go?
Sunday, 28 September 2008
What individuals can do
Though the biggest consumption of water is agricultural irrigation, our human beings are consuming a big amount of water for every day life, for leisure. Except ordinary consumption, people are wasting water in different ways.
It’s not difficult to find out how people around you are wasting water in the public toilet, at home… But, have you aware about the result of this? Alternatively, you’ve been used to it and have no feeling about that?
I think our society should to attach importance to such phenomenon. Imagine, if every one in the Earth wastes water every day, the result will be astonished. In contrast with, if the individuals could save or less consume a small amount of water per day, there would be a huge amount of water saved. Probably, certain countries can support the country which is suffering water shortage!
At least, by saving water, we save our limited natural resources, maybe we save our lives! Therefore, I think it’s really crucial to teach every one in our community to use water sufficiently, to be aware of the problems that are likely caused by the water shortage.
It’s not difficult to find out how people around you are wasting water in the public toilet, at home… But, have you aware about the result of this? Alternatively, you’ve been used to it and have no feeling about that?
I think our society should to attach importance to such phenomenon. Imagine, if every one in the Earth wastes water every day, the result will be astonished. In contrast with, if the individuals could save or less consume a small amount of water per day, there would be a huge amount of water saved. Probably, certain countries can support the country which is suffering water shortage!
At least, by saving water, we save our limited natural resources, maybe we save our lives! Therefore, I think it’s really crucial to teach every one in our community to use water sufficiently, to be aware of the problems that are likely caused by the water shortage.
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
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Friday, 12 September 2008
World water shortage
Although we have the common sense that water is an essential substance that for the survival of life, we know that the 71% of The Earth surface is covered by water. Therefore, it seems we should not too worry about one day there is no enough water for human.
But the fact is that 97.5% of the earth's water is saltwater, only less than 0.5% is usable, unpolluted clean water. Due to the overpopulation, mass consumption, misuse and pollution, severe water crisis exists in many regions in the world-wide. It becomes a major global problem existing in not only poor developing countries, but the rich developed countries such as Australia, Spain, UK and US are suffering from such water scarce. There are about 1 billion people are routinely drinking unhealthy water and more worse, every year there are 5 million deaths because of the polluted drinking water.
In China, The Yellow River which is providing water to 12 percent of China's population, is facing contamination from industrial, farm and household waste; more badly, it falls to its lowest level in 50 years. As a result, millions of people in Northern China face water shortages this summer. In order to solve such problem, Chinese government spends a lot of money on water treatment and in addition, they raised a new law which will facilitate better management of the water resourse and reduce certain conflicts over water from the Yellow River in related regions. What is more, such law will impose sanctions or fines on officials who violate regulations.
In America, within the next five years, at least thirty-six U.A. states will face water shortage due to the result of global warming such as climate change and the rising of sea level.
In Middle East region, nine countries: Israel, Egyptian, Jordan, Turkey, Uganda, Morocco, Oman, Palestine and Syria with some of the highest birth-rates in the world share one water resource - the Nile River. Even worse, as there is no adequate international law to define and regulate how to share water resources, there are conflicts arisen, even worse, some experts predict that possible wars may happen as each country wants to protect their own water resources.
According to FAO’s prediction, by 2030, one in five developing countries mainly the Near East, North Africa and parts of Asia will face water shortage, and such water crisis can cause food crises as the biggest and most important water user is agriculture. Hence, it is undoubted that the water shortage is highly related to the social and economic concerns.
Thus, it is absolutely essential for government to find solutions for water scarcity to deal with the ageing infrastructure, contaminants and inefficient irrigation. Besides, it is also absolutely necessary for government to guide the public to save water in their daily lives.
Let’s act from now to save our Earth, our lives!
But the fact is that 97.5% of the earth's water is saltwater, only less than 0.5% is usable, unpolluted clean water. Due to the overpopulation, mass consumption, misuse and pollution, severe water crisis exists in many regions in the world-wide. It becomes a major global problem existing in not only poor developing countries, but the rich developed countries such as Australia, Spain, UK and US are suffering from such water scarce. There are about 1 billion people are routinely drinking unhealthy water and more worse, every year there are 5 million deaths because of the polluted drinking water.
In China, The Yellow River which is providing water to 12 percent of China's population, is facing contamination from industrial, farm and household waste; more badly, it falls to its lowest level in 50 years. As a result, millions of people in Northern China face water shortages this summer. In order to solve such problem, Chinese government spends a lot of money on water treatment and in addition, they raised a new law which will facilitate better management of the water resourse and reduce certain conflicts over water from the Yellow River in related regions. What is more, such law will impose sanctions or fines on officials who violate regulations.
In America, within the next five years, at least thirty-six U.A. states will face water shortage due to the result of global warming such as climate change and the rising of sea level.
In Middle East region, nine countries: Israel, Egyptian, Jordan, Turkey, Uganda, Morocco, Oman, Palestine and Syria with some of the highest birth-rates in the world share one water resource - the Nile River. Even worse, as there is no adequate international law to define and regulate how to share water resources, there are conflicts arisen, even worse, some experts predict that possible wars may happen as each country wants to protect their own water resources.
According to FAO’s prediction, by 2030, one in five developing countries mainly the Near East, North Africa and parts of Asia will face water shortage, and such water crisis can cause food crises as the biggest and most important water user is agriculture. Hence, it is undoubted that the water shortage is highly related to the social and economic concerns.
Thus, it is absolutely essential for government to find solutions for water scarcity to deal with the ageing infrastructure, contaminants and inefficient irrigation. Besides, it is also absolutely necessary for government to guide the public to save water in their daily lives.
Let’s act from now to save our Earth, our lives!
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Welcome
Hi, all
Welcom to my blog Grace's space. In this blog, I am going to talk about the water shortage that throughout the world wide recently. I hope you are interested in this topic.
Grace Pu
Welcom to my blog Grace's space. In this blog, I am going to talk about the water shortage that throughout the world wide recently. I hope you are interested in this topic.
Grace Pu
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