For countless years, all the waters of the Earth have worked harmoniously with each other bringing rainfall, drought, and life to all species. Sometimes it has gone off balance and caused mass extinctions, but mostly these have been gradual – happening over the course of thousands or millions of years.
Now, however these changes are happening far more quickly. The water cycle is rapidly falling out of balance – driven by rising temperatures and pollution – the result of fossil fuel emissions, factory farming and other industrial impacts. Both freshwater and land ecosystems have been damaged by mismanagement and "undervaluation of water around the world," reads the report. "We can no longer count on freshwater availability for our collective future."
The Global Commission on the Economics of Water states that a new approach to water governance must be adopted. The degradation of freshwater systems, including the loss of moisture in soil, has already contributed to "frequent and increasingly severe droughts, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires, playing out across the globe."
This is just a part of all the calamity that we humans are wreaking upon our human home. The new US government is unlikely to provide any support for measures of protection. So it is up to us to save ourselves.
Our source for this meme is commondreams.org
Now, however these changes are happening far more quickly. The water cycle is rapidly falling out of balance – driven by rising temperatures and pollution – the result of fossil fuel emissions, factory farming and other industrial impacts. Both freshwater and land ecosystems have been damaged by mismanagement and "undervaluation of water around the world," reads the report. "We can no longer count on freshwater availability for our collective future."
The Global Commission on the Economics of Water states that a new approach to water governance must be adopted. The degradation of freshwater systems, including the loss of moisture in soil, has already contributed to "frequent and increasingly severe droughts, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires, playing out across the globe."
This is just a part of all the calamity that we humans are wreaking upon our human home. The new US government is unlikely to provide any support for measures of protection. So it is up to us to save ourselves.
Our source for this meme is commondreams.org
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