Check out this article which states different ways to preserve water in your house.
http://eartheasy.com/live_water_saving.htm
Monday, May 25, 2015
California, Desperate for Water
The drought that plagues the state of California deeply affects the other regions of the United States. California has been known as "the bread basket of the world" because it provides a large amount of food which is grown in the central valley. For example, 90% of the world's almonds are grown in California. Therefore it is crucial that us locals conserve our natural resources through methods such as changing shower heads, fixing leaks, and taking shorter showers. I also believe that in order for California to remain a leading producer of produce that it is necessary for the US government to take action in finding a solution to our lack of H2O. For example, by finding a cheaper way to desalinize ocean water or commandeering water from other states in order to provide California with sufficient water resources to continue growing food.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I think commandeering water from other states as well as desantizing ocean water are only a short term solutions. Instead, we should focus on what is causing the droughts. Droughts are associate with climate change. Higher temperature will change the efficency of the water cycle. As temperature increase, precipatation occurs more often than snow. This doesn't sound bad at all, but the problem is when snow melts, it evaporates and transpires more efficent than rain do. If you remember anything about the water cycle, moistures going up into the atmosphere is very important.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Watercycle.shtml
I think the biggest problem that we face is global warming. To stop these droughts from getting worse and droughts developing in other areas, the governmnet of united states and other countrie need to start working together to decrease global warming.