Water Resources Crisis Analysis PDF
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This document discusses various aspects of water, including water stress, global crises, and management strategies. The text highlights the importance of water resources and emphasizes the escalating global water crisis, linking it to food shortages and conflicts.
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Water In 2015, NASA’s satellite data revealed that 21 of the world’s 37 large aquifers are severely water-stressed. In 2017, severe droughts contributed to the worst humanitarian crisis since World War Two, when 20 million people across Africa and the Middle East were forced to leave the...
Water In 2015, NASA’s satellite data revealed that 21 of the world’s 37 large aquifers are severely water-stressed. In 2017, severe droughts contributed to the worst humanitarian crisis since World War Two, when 20 million people across Africa and the Middle East were forced to leave their homes due to the accompanying food shortages and conflicts that erupted. UN report found 25% of all cities are already experiencing regular water shortages (2021). With a growing population and increased demands from agriculture and industry, the world's water crisis is only expected to worsen. "There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision Report NO WATER = NO LIFE What do you know about water? THE UNIQUE WATER COHESION Adhesion Which gives water the ability to “climb” structures Cohesion vs Adhesion Form spheres & Attach to a hold onto plant silken spider leaves web The greater the forces of attraction, the higher the boiling point. The universal solvent?
