This is a picture of how little water the Jordan River has left. It is decreasing from its water being used for farming.
The water of the Jordan River is slowly being used up. This is from the Israel’s project “make the desert bloom” which provides the surrounding area with water "This diversion of water may be a technical marvel, but it’s emptying rivers and leaving critical aquifers dangerously susceptible to the intrusion of salt water and raw sewage." Stephan Faris. One of they causes of this crises is the scarcity of water in the middle east that caused all the surrounding county's to dam up there their water to keep it in their respective country's. this water hording is hurting more than just ecosystems though, they are hurting many poor Palestine towns ability to produce food. And now the dead seas water is being affected because the Jordan River has decreased so much its barley producing a trickle into the sea. Once a grand river the Jordan has petered into just a small stream
I feel that this is awful. People should have more respect for the environment than this. I feel that politics shouldn't be involved with the distribution of water. I know that they have to get the water for somewhere but the system can get dangerous very quickly and thousands could die if this continues.
1. what other rivers are being largely drained.
2. what could the governments to to improve this situation.
3. are people in Israel dying from lack of water.
4. what county has the least water per person.
5. do they have any ground water left.
It's really surprising how little the river actually looks. It does not even look like a river, it resembles a big stream rather than a river. Considering that it is one of the main resources for farming and recreational reasons, it's stunning that the government is allowing this to happen.
ReplyDelete4.) Jordan has one of the most shocking water shortages in the world. As the population rises in Jordan, the water shortages become increasingly dangerous.
When I think of the river Jordan, I think of a fairly large and normal looking river in a desert feeding oasises throughout the middle east. Not a small creek or stream flowing through plant filled landscapes. I thought it was interesting that each country that the Jordan runs through uses dams to keep their own water, so even before hand the water was being restricted from other countries. Now it is just a matter of time before this valuable resource is used up on plants and not humans.
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Bahrain has the least amount of fresh water because they only get 0.1 (km2)b of fresh water per year.
This is just awful. The Jordan River is not just one countries and being divided up is its problem. If a country doesn't like another, then they shouldn't interact, but cutting down once a major river down to a small stream is a disaster waiting to happen. They need to rip down the dams and start being dignified. Just because they share a water way doesn't mean they have to be nice to the other but instead be human and understand the other's needs for life.
ReplyDeleteQuestion #1: The Thames River in England. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/britains-rivers-being-ruined-by-demands-of-water-companies-2305993.html
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ReplyDeleteI think that this is a good thing, and while this might be dangerous it is also an idea worth trying. If they can greenify the desert then they will have a lot more food, and space that they can live in. In an overpopulated country both of those are extremely important.
ReplyDelete#5 they do have groundwater left, you can see it in the river. And they also have miles on miles of the river as well. The river could be higher but i think that this is an overreaction to something.