What's up with water conservation? Is it getting that serious or is it all propaganda and bad influences?
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Ice that has been frozen on earth has (in the form of glaciers and icebergs) are melting at an astonishing rate, there are droughts in a lot of places (US and Australia for example - our drought in Australia is the worst one since white settlement, and we are seriously running out of water). Snowfalls (which provide water during melts) are reducing as well. I think it is very serious. You cannot just desalinate left right and centre as that makes the ocean more salty and uses a considerable amount of energy. In my city we are not allowed to water lawns, wash cars and have multiple restrictions on water usage as our dams are emptying. There is only a finite amount of resources on this planet and as population grows it will only get worse. Just to add - this week our Prime Minister said we should all pray for rain as our areas that provide food are going to be without irrigation this year as the water is needed for human purposes, all our rivers are running dry. It is indeed serious.
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yes, it's getting that serious.
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alanpro777, no, it is not all propaganda. I will only add one more example to lani's list. I live in an area of the US where a great and ancient underground water source was tapped into in the thirties for irrigation and urban water. It is the Oglala Aquifer. It extends from the Dakotas to Texas. It has been the life blood of Great Plains agriculture and urban development for decades. It only has one drawback. It is non-renewable. When it is gone...it is gone. As said, it has been used extensively for many decades. It has been measured to be one half depleted now (since the thirties). Not a pleasant prospect.
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i study environ science at monash and yes, it is very serious. Not propaganda, i think thats part of the problem why some people dont obey water restrictions. Not good looking for the future
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Canada is going to be the middle east of water. Please don't invade us for the water, I think we are just selling it anyway.
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Yes it really is serious to see the extent of our water problems I would recommend that you watch Blue Gold: World Water Wars. It really opened my eyes to how serious our water problems are. If you're interested, I've posted a link to the trailer below: http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi2338521113/
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It depends on where you live.
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I live in Northern California and it has been an issue all our lives. Water battles are constant out here with urban populations competing with farmers. Urban populations don't actually need that much water. Most of it goes to farms which are usually terribly inefficient. I mean RICE PADDIES??? IN CALIFORNIA?? WTF?? And if the rivers don't get enough then the salmon don't run and the fishing industries lose out and endangered species need protecting and on and on. All this depends on the ice pack in the Sierra Nevada's, which has been shrinking every year due to climate change. Without ice, all the water runs off right away and there's nothing left for summer. You can't just keep building dams because this is very expensive and harmful for the environment. Yeah, it's serious.
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I thought at 1st that it was a real crisis, but now I'm started to think it's blown up at best.
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I believe that water conservation is an issue in some places and will be one in other places in a near future which is why experts are encouraging water conservation. In richer countries, we tend to take something like water for granted instead of appreciating it fully. Water conservation is a preventive measure avoid huge problems.
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