Blog Post Desert Archetype #6
Droughts Around the World
"A Global Tour of 7 Recent Droughts | World Resources Institute." World Resources Institute | Making Big Ideas Happen, www.wri.org/blog/2015/06/global-tour-7-recent-droughts.
Due to an overwhelming overconsumption of water across the world for farming, business, and residential purposes many countries are experiencing extreme droughts. Nations such as Brazil, Spain, and even the United States (specifically California) are have undergone extended periods of droughts due to an overconsumption and mismanagement of water supplies. If action isn't taken to reduce such inappropriate management of water supplies, economic centers such as Rio de Janeiro and Los Angeles could face complete meltdowns where the price of living in these cities would grow exponentially and force people to leave by the hundreds of thousands.
One key aspect that I noticed while reading this article is that most of the areas that face these unprecedented droughts tend to be in or near deserts. Although humanity has managed to build large metropolises in many of the world's desert wastelands it still faces the struggles that are inherent to the environment. It almost seems as if any attempt to redeem sustainable water supplies in many of these cities is a hopeless endeavor. However, through the proper care of the environment and natural resources, many of the current struggles faced by these areas could potentially be eliminated. In a sense, these droughts help remind humanity that mother nature itself is not under the complete control of humanity and that the many threats the deserts posed to humanity before the industrial age are still present today. If you do end up going to beautiful cities like Los Angeles, Sydney, or Madrid, just remember that these cities are in a constant battle against mother nature and that they could eventually fall to the hands of mother nature.
"A Global Tour of 7 Recent Droughts | World Resources Institute." World Resources Institute | Making Big Ideas Happen, www.wri.org/blog/2015/06/global-tour-7-recent-droughts.
Due to an overwhelming overconsumption of water across the world for farming, business, and residential purposes many countries are experiencing extreme droughts. Nations such as Brazil, Spain, and even the United States (specifically California) are have undergone extended periods of droughts due to an overconsumption and mismanagement of water supplies. If action isn't taken to reduce such inappropriate management of water supplies, economic centers such as Rio de Janeiro and Los Angeles could face complete meltdowns where the price of living in these cities would grow exponentially and force people to leave by the hundreds of thousands.
One key aspect that I noticed while reading this article is that most of the areas that face these unprecedented droughts tend to be in or near deserts. Although humanity has managed to build large metropolises in many of the world's desert wastelands it still faces the struggles that are inherent to the environment. It almost seems as if any attempt to redeem sustainable water supplies in many of these cities is a hopeless endeavor. However, through the proper care of the environment and natural resources, many of the current struggles faced by these areas could potentially be eliminated. In a sense, these droughts help remind humanity that mother nature itself is not under the complete control of humanity and that the many threats the deserts posed to humanity before the industrial age are still present today. If you do end up going to beautiful cities like Los Angeles, Sydney, or Madrid, just remember that these cities are in a constant battle against mother nature and that they could eventually fall to the hands of mother nature.
This is super interesting, especially the part about the limitations of mankind in shaping and controlling the environment. The frustrating thing is that action probably won't be taken to prevent such occurrences, at least not on the scale necessary to reverse them. Good job:))
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