Recently‚ in the United States‚ there has been a major water shortage due to the lack of rainfall. It is mainly in California and other Western states. According to the U.S. Geological Survey‚ “In 119 years of recorded history‚ 2013 was the dries calendar year for the state of California.” California’s snowpack usually provides about one-third of the water used in Californian farms and cities. In January 2014‚ it measured in at 12%. The water shortage has had many effects of people‚ farming‚ and the economy
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GLOBAL ENERGY CRISIS: THEN AND NOW Global Energy Crisis: Then and Now Introduction The world today faces an energy crisis. The world is dependent on certain natural resources like oil and natural gas that are quickly depleting. These resources are being imported from countries that have the ability to set higher prices due to demand (Nef 1977). Because of this‚ the world faces a great recession‚ and like Britain in the second half of the 16th century‚ we need to find alternative sources
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Water Crisis in UAE Introduction Water crisis refers to the situation where the available water within a geographical location cannot meet the water needs of the population in that location. This prevalent situation has drawn considerable attention in most countries due to its severity to humanity. Because of the tripling of the population in the 21st century‚ the demand for water has remained considerably higher than the available clean and safe water. Despite the fact that the earth is covered
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Title : Water Crisis Introduction : - water always been a natural resource - 80 countries now facing water shortage ‚ 2 billion people lack access to clean water. - global demand for fresh water will vastly outstrip reliable supply in many parts of world. - 97.5% of water is sea water ‚ left 2.5 % of “ fresh water “ but inside include glacier ‚ ice packs ‚ soil moisture ‚ atmosphere ‚ groundwater . Factors driving to this situations : 1. Demographic pressure population growth rate
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Sanitation goals BY S H A H N A S I R K H IS R O | 1/2/2014 12:00:00 AM PAKISTAN faces a crisis that threatens the lives of millions of Pakistanis every year. It is also a crisis which in its resolution offers the potential for increased wealth‚ health and dignity for the whole country. This crisis is in our access to water and‚ in particular‚ sanitation. They are the most basic of daily human needs‚ human rights recognised in international conventions to which Pakistan is a signatory
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WATER CRISIS IN INDIA India has many social problems and frequent water crisis in India is one of them. Food and drinking water are quite essential for people’s comfortable living. When these two are scarce sometimes people suffer untold miseries. India suffers from water shortage for cultivation and drinking despite the fact that many big rivers‚ some of them perennial rivers‚ flow through some parts of India. In the south there are the Krishna‚ Godavari‚ Cauvery‚ and other rivers. In the north
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California’s Water Shortage Currently California is facing a water shortage. The issue has been addressed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in February. He called for all state agencies to find the way to help in the statewide water shortage. This is California’s third consecutive year of drought and last spring and summer was the worst of the season because it had the lowest amount of water recorded and California’s reservoirs were at their lowest point as well which did not help in the water shortage
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How can water generate Electricity? There are two primary methods for generating electricity from water. One method uses the energy potential of trapped water in dams in a more sophisticated version of the water wheel‚ and the other method of generating electricity is to capture energy from ocean waves. Electricity generated from water is entirely renewable‚ sinccete water is an abundant natural resource First method:When a dam is used to generate energy‚ tunnels are installed in the dam when
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The risks of water shortages are growing‚ and‚ as they do‚ so does the potential for conflict. When patterns of economic development on either side of a political border are uneven‚ the potential for ‘water wars’ becomes a growing concern. One rising soured of conflict is due to water availability from the Colorado River. For example‚ the Colorado may cause potential conflict between Mexico and the US in future years. 90% of water is extracted before it reaches Mexico due to its heavy usage; as
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(MW) TYPE HYDEL (WAPDA) THERMAL (WAPDA) THERMAL (KESC) THERMAL (IPPs) NUCLEAR Total Capacity NUMBER OF STATIONS 14 14 4 16 2 Installed Capacity 2002 6‚494 4‚835 1‚756 5‚832 462 19‚379 % Share in Total Capacity 34 % 25 % 9% 30 % 2% 100 % Source: Energy Book 2005‚ Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan. 2 POWER POLICY 2002 • Exemption from income tax including turnover tax and withholding tax on imports for the projects based on indigenous fuel. • No exemption of income tax on oil-fired
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