Water shortage is becoming ever more common as I write this on World Water day 2012 (22nd March). In the 1st and 2nd world nations water is being used by the gallon for: food, cleaning and many other things. It increasingly seems that people do not know what water is where there is plenty, but cannot help realising it when there is none. I wish for everyone that has a tap with clean water flowing out, to realize how lucky that they have it and are not one of the 1.2 billion globally that do not.
The crisis that we are facing is waste and overuse. These are in the sense of needless overuse and over consumption. This behavior is causing water shortages globally -- when the demand outpaces supply.
A possible future that humanity might face is definitely not a gleeful prospect. an increase in water-based illness due to unsafe water sources may be on the list of consequences. Another terrible prospect is an increase in droughts which will soon lead to food shortages globally. Thirdly, and most terribly is...
Wars for Water which have not happened for thousands of years, in Mesopotamia. The results of this were not good and a war like it could destroy civilization as we know it.
A feasible solution could be to instate sustainable water management and increasing awareness on the amount of water used with everyday items and to decrease those numbers.
The crisis that we are facing is waste and overuse. These are in the sense of needless overuse and over consumption. This behavior is causing water shortages globally -- when the demand outpaces supply.
A possible future that humanity might face is definitely not a gleeful prospect. an increase in water-based illness due to unsafe water sources may be on the list of consequences. Another terrible prospect is an increase in droughts which will soon lead to food shortages globally. Thirdly, and most terribly is...
Wars for Water which have not happened for thousands of years, in Mesopotamia. The results of this were not good and a war like it could destroy civilization as we know it.
A feasible solution could be to instate sustainable water management and increasing awareness on the amount of water used with everyday items and to decrease those numbers.
