Incredible Reality

[Maggdy]

All Earth's water, liquid fresh water, and water in lakes and rivers.
All Earth's water in a bubble.

"This drawing shows blue spheres representing relative amounts of Earth's water in comparison to the size of the Earth. Are you surprised that these water spheres look so small? They are only small in relation to the size of the Earth. This image attempts to show three dimensions, so each sphere represents "volume." The volume of the largest sphere, representing all water on, in, and above the Earth, would be about 332,500,000 cubic miles (mi3) (1,386,000,000 cubic kilometers (km3)), and be about 860 miles (about 1,385 kilometers) in diameter."
Source: How much water is there on Earth, from the USGS Water Science School

 

[waltky]

2 out of every 3 people do not have enough water to meet their basic needs...

4 Billion People Lack Fresh Water
February 12, 2016 | Four billion people — or two out of every three on the planet — do not have enough water to meet their basic needs. That is far greater than previously understood, according to a new study that presents a more accurate picture of the problem.

Water scarcity is fueled by population growth, consumption habits and demands from agriculture. Its impact is evident on the landscape, said Arjen Hoekstra, a professor of water management at the University of Twente in the Netherlands and co-author of the new study in the journal Science Advances. "Groundwater levels decline and lakes disappear,” Hoekstra said. “You have less water flowing in the rivers. This threatens ecosystems and biodiversity, and harms local downstream communities where water will not flow." Unlike previous studies, this work compares consumption to available water on a monthly rather than annual basis from around the world. In their models, researchers included data on climate, land use, soils, crop growth, irrigation, population densities and industry.

Livestock find water on parched land in India, July 15, 2014. Half of the four billion people faced with water scarcity live in China and India.​

Water scarcity widespread

The study finds that the situation affects many more than the 1.7 to 3 billion people previously estimated. China and India account for approximately half of the four billion reported in the study. Hoekstra said the problem is widespread, with critical shortages also in Mexico, North Africa, South Africa, the Middle East and the American West. "We have a much more accurate picture from all those places," he said. "The data shows us precisely when the scarcity occurs and for what reason."

A villager in Tanshan, nestled among brown hills in central China's Ningxia region, walks to a well to fetch water​

Hoekstra said the study creates a new baseline for policymakers. "Governments need to set a water cap for every month so they don't allow more water use than water available, and people must become more aware of how much water is being used for everything they consume," Hoekstra said. Consumer awareness also helps, he added, explaining, "Consumers can make choices based on the amount of water used for making their products. And if they consume less meat, for example, it will really save a lot of water."

Sustainable use crucial

See also:

El Nino Devastating Harvests in Southern Africa, Aid Agencies Say
February 12, 2016 — Aid agencies are gearing up to help millions of people in southern Africa survive one of the driest years in more than three decades.

The United Nations says 14 million people across southern Africa do not know where their next meals are coming from. It says 2.5 million people are in crisis and require urgent humanitarian assistance. The region is in the grip of an intense drought, driven by one of the strongest El Nino climate events of the last 50 years. El Nino produces extreme drought and acute water shortages in some parts of the world and heavy rainfall and flooding in others.

Malawians queue for food aid distributed by the United Nations World Food Program in Mzumazi village near the capital, Lilongwe​

Lack of rain across southern Africa has caused long delays in planting and has resulted in widespread crop failure. World Food Program spokeswoman Bettina Luescher told VOA that people have struggled to cope with the losses. “They eat fewer and smaller meals," she said. "They take their children out of school so the children can get little jobs and somehow help their families to make some money and try to get some food. They sell off their animals, their livestock, at really low prices. And we have also seen — for example, in Malawi — that there are more and more children being admitted to nutrition centers run by the aid agencies.”

People in Western countries spend, on average, 15 percent of their incomes on food. In developing countries, people typically spend up to 60 percent of their incomes. And now, because of the food scarcity, prices are soaring. The U.N. reports the drought has worsened this situation to such an extent that people can hardly afford to buy even the bare minimum. For example, Luescher said, the cost of maize in southern Malawi has gone up by 175 percent. “So, you have poor harvests last year, the prospect of a bad harvest this year and El Nino lasting into the next year," she said. "The situation is tough.”

A Zimbabwean subsistence farmer holds a stunted maize cob in his field outside Harare​

Luescher says the WFP has been pre-positioning food in warehouses so it has a stock on hand to help people who are on their last legs. She said people often are given cash vouchers to buy food if it is available in the market. She said the WFP also works with governments to give farmers the tools they need to better withstand crises.

El Nino Devastating Harvests in Southern Africa, Aid Agencies Say

 

[elektra]

And the point is?

 

[Old Rocks]

Information and knowledge, something that some unfortunates disdain.

 

[elektra]

Information and knowledge, something that some unfortunates disdain.

Old Crock, what do you know about information and knowledge? When confronted with posts that prove you wrong, you respond with disdain.

Is this last post of your not an example of, "disdain".

 

[Crick]

Where is the example of anyone proving him wrong? Given the severe lack of such things, the character of his response is completely justified.

 

[elektra]

Where is the example of anyone proving him wrong? Given the severe lack of such things, the character of his response is completely justified.

in the same places where we prove you wrong, over and over

 

[Old Rocks]

Specifics?

 

[elektra]

Specifics?

Lets start with the company you claim to work for, Old Crock made some really ridiculous claims about that, then had to leave the thread in shame, that is a great start.

Tell us about all the steel industry and your company Uncle Crock and how they do not use asnt level III's.

 

[Old Rocks]

Perhaps you would care to post the post where I said anything like that?

 

[elektra]

Perhaps you would care to post the post where I said anything like that?

It was in Energy Old Crock, the same thread where you said you could make steel with Green Energy, without fossil fuels, then you posted a link showing this, but it got pointed out to you that your link showed the process needed natural gas and coal.

Does that ring a bell?

Old Crock, you run from knowledge and reality. It is that simple.

Link to your smartest post, the most intelligent thing you have said, lets say in Energy, and I will tear it apart with your own links, go ahead. Show us what you speak of when you speak of intelligence and knowledge.

Tell us how steel can be made with Green Energy

You said that in the past, so lets see you state it and support it again.

 

[Old Rocks]

What rings a bell is that you are still making unsupported statements. Bring up the posts or stand a liar.

 

[elektra]

What rings a bell is that you are still making unsupported statements. Bring up the posts or stand a liar.

Okay

Winter storm emergency, Solar & Wind fail

apologize or where the sign you hang on others, LIAR

 

[Correll]

All Earth's water, liquid fresh water, and water in lakes and rivers.
All Earth's water in a bubble.
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"This drawing shows blue spheres representing relative amounts of Earth's water in comparison to the size of the Earth. Are you surprised that these water spheres look so small? They are only small in relation to the size of the Earth. This image attempts to show three dimensions, so each sphere represents "volume." The volume of the largest sphere, representing all water on, in, and above the Earth, would be about 332,500,000 cubic miles (mi3) (1,386,000,000 cubic kilometers (km3)), and be about 860 miles (about 1,385 kilometers) in diameter."
Source: How much water is there on Earth, from the USGS Water Science School

Very interesting, and counter intuitive.

It has an emotional impact.

Because it clashes with our perception that the bio-sphere is relatively large in relation to the Earth's volume.

But nothing really but Trivia.

 

[Old Rocks]

What rings a bell is that you are still making unsupported statements. Bring up the posts or stand a liar.

Okay

Winter storm emergency, Solar & Wind fail

apologize or where the sign you hang on others, LIAR

Now this whole thing is off topic, and should be tossed. But going back to that page, I see a technician trying to claim superior knowledge to scientists. And one degreed scientist pointing out that over 90% of the steel melted in the US is scrap, which means that it will be melted in an electric furnace. A furnace that cares not one bit as to where the electricity comes from. And, in the case of the steel company I work for, when their melt was in production, that electricity came from Bonneville Dam.

And I don't apologize to those whose lack of truth in posting brands them for what they are.

 

[elektra]

What rings a bell is that you are still making unsupported statements. Bring up the posts or stand a liar.

Okay

Winter storm emergency, Solar & Wind fail

apologize or where the sign you hang on others, LIAR

Now this whole thing is off topic, and should be tossed. But going back to that page, I see a technician trying to claim superior knowledge to scientists. And one degreed scientist pointing out that over 90% of the steel melted in the US is scrap, which means that it will be melted in an electric furnace. A furnace that cares not one bit as to where the electricity comes from. And, in the case of the steel company I work for, when their melt was in production, that electricity came from Bonneville Dam.

And I don't apologize to those whose lack of truth in posting brands them for what they are.

And I see Old Crock making claims that are untrue, over and over, running and hiding.

Yes, very much off topic here, and that particular rant of yours was carried across many threads, the truth and Old Crock just dont get along.