International Fresh Water Problems
Water is one of the most precious non-living natural resources on Earth. What is water to humans? Why are people fighting for rights over it? How is water an international problem in today’s society if we have so much of it? Why are there so many social and economic challenges issued around water? This indeed is an issue, yet people are oblivious to what is happening around them. It could be taking place right in their backyard, for all they may know. What is water? It is one of the primary human needs for survival, considering the average human body is made up of approximately 70% water. However, people do not just depend on water for the sake of consumption, humans also use water for the production of …show more content…
Unlike people most living organisms need water in order to survive. Droughts are one of the main reasons for forest fires in many parts of the world. In several cases, lightning strikes forest fires due to the dry trees. Droughts are also the main reason for failed farm crops because unlike humans, plants need water, some more than others. In the end water is a vital resource for life on Earth.
Why is fresh water being fought for, if it should be protected? Did you know that there is less than 1% of available fresh water on Earth at this moment in time for all human/animal needs, agricultural/farming needs, and forestry needs? Less than 1%! Rivers, lakes and streams are either drying up or are so polluted that communities cannot use the water for any usage; and folks wonder why people, animals, and plants get sick or die from the water they drank or washed with! With first world problems all the way down to developing countries having their own water problems. The fight for water is ridiculous to the point that people …show more content…
The Ganges River, India, is associated with religious beliefs of the Goddess Ganga. Hindu’s believe that she will help send loved ones to their new life, or wash their sins away. So their way of making sure that their loved ones make it to their new life; is done by dumping the ashes in the Ganges River. Due to the high burial costs in India many of those whom do not have the money will preform this procedure. But the river isn’t just for burials; millions of people bathe in it daily, as well as drink the water from it. What people do not realize is that this large river also contains garbage and toxic compounds. Because of the religious beliefs behind this river many Hindus don’t realize that by drink the water that they could be putting themselves in harms way, people have died from it. So why do they continue to do these activities in the Ganges River, instead of protecting one of the largest water sources in
Water is one of the most precious non-living natural resources on Earth. What is water to humans? Why are people fighting for rights over it? How is water an international problem in today’s society if we have so much of it? Why are there so many social and economic challenges issued around water? This indeed is an issue, yet people are oblivious to what is happening around them. It could be taking place right in their backyard, for all they may know. What is water? It is one of the primary human needs for survival, considering the average human body is made up of approximately 70% water. However, people do not just depend on water for the sake of consumption, humans also use water for the production of …show more content…
Unlike people most living organisms need water in order to survive. Droughts are one of the main reasons for forest fires in many parts of the world. In several cases, lightning strikes forest fires due to the dry trees. Droughts are also the main reason for failed farm crops because unlike humans, plants need water, some more than others. In the end water is a vital resource for life on Earth.
Why is fresh water being fought for, if it should be protected? Did you know that there is less than 1% of available fresh water on Earth at this moment in time for all human/animal needs, agricultural/farming needs, and forestry needs? Less than 1%! Rivers, lakes and streams are either drying up or are so polluted that communities cannot use the water for any usage; and folks wonder why people, animals, and plants get sick or die from the water they drank or washed with! With first world problems all the way down to developing countries having their own water problems. The fight for water is ridiculous to the point that people …show more content…
The Ganges River, India, is associated with religious beliefs of the Goddess Ganga. Hindu’s believe that she will help send loved ones to their new life, or wash their sins away. So their way of making sure that their loved ones make it to their new life; is done by dumping the ashes in the Ganges River. Due to the high burial costs in India many of those whom do not have the money will preform this procedure. But the river isn’t just for burials; millions of people bathe in it daily, as well as drink the water from it. What people do not realize is that this large river also contains garbage and toxic compounds. Because of the religious beliefs behind this river many Hindus don’t realize that by drink the water that they could be putting themselves in harms way, people have died from it. So why do they continue to do these activities in the Ganges River, instead of protecting one of the largest water sources in