water

Water

The slogan : Water is Life ' is so true considering that nature 's life cycle revolves around it . The factuality of the statement can be easily seen in the light of what water is to the environment and how it is being taken for granted for its familiarity . The space that it occupies in and around the earth is so invasive it is almost all-encompassing in its existence . It covers around 75 of the Earth 's surface ' and is contained deep in the earth 's groundwater reserves called aquifers (Godrej , 2003 . Despite

that much of life depends on water , its purity essential to all our sustenance is being threatened because humans overuse it . Gone are the days when people simply drink directly from a brook . To secure safe drinking water , it has to undergo certain processes either distilled or purified . This becomes a huge source of financial profit to big businesses such as the proliferation of bottled waters . But , . once we start using water in excess and beyond the rate which it can be replenished again , we endanger the hydrological cycle (Godrej , 2003 . In First World countries , water is used to beautify gardens , maintain greener lawns , and fill up swimming pools . In California , officials predicted that by 2020 , water shortage is a surety due to the way it is being used today in that state (2003

Although many factors affect and cause this water crisis , mainly it is the misuse that causes the water crises . The problems range from water 's scarcity and depletion , lack of sanitation and pollution , inequalities in distribution . to extravagant use , etc (Godrej , 2003

Things that contribute to the world 's water crisis are untouched in this essay . theless , the reality of this crisis that has crept in the usual of things in the environment cannot be taken for granted . We need to wise up and save this essential element of life

Reference

Crystal , David . 1990 . Water H2O . The Cambridge Encyclopaedia . Cambridge University Press ,

. 1285

Godrej , Dinar . 2003 . Crisis and challenge "Precious fluid . New Internationalist magazine , volume 354 , pp . 9-12

New Internationalist called Water : The facts . March 2003 . volume 354 ,p 18

Vidal , John . August 2002 . Blue gold : Earth 's liquid asset . The Guardian ,

. 6

PAGE

PAGE 1...