Thursday, April 24, 2014

Water, Present Crisis, Future Disaster

Water Crisis

People are always arguing how society needs to find new ways of producing energy. Always stating that the oil crisis is becoming each time more prominent. But what many people fail to see is that there is another resources crisis that is also growing and becoming a bigger threat each day that passes. The water crisis has been growing problem and its effects are starting to become each day clearer. This vital resource is becoming each day scarcer and eventually it can developed into a world scale disaster.

            It is possible to see the scale of the water crisis by analyzing the current drought present in California. One of the major issues that the State government is facing these days. The droughts present in the state of California are affecting the crops and other industries present in the area. But the damage is not present only on the state. Other areas not only from the United States but from the world are starting to feel the consequences of the water crisis. The damage on the production levels of California are reflected on the overall capacity of the country which then can affected affiliated countries.

            As it was discussed the consequences and impacts of the water crisis do not stop only in the region directly affected by it. Many of the individuals and communities associated with the industries present in the region affected also suffer from the consequences. If by having a single state being affected by the drought it is already possible to feel an impact on the international community. Then what would happen if the whole nation suffered from the same disaster? What would be the implication on the international community? And how could the international community act to prevent such a disaster?


            In conclusion it is possible to state that the water crisis can be far more devastating then what may people imagine. It is a clear crisis that requires the action of the international community in order to prevent it from becoming a full scale disaster. In which case could cause way more devastation then it is causing today.


         

By Pedro Vargas

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