The+CAUSES

=The CAUSES =

=-Pollution = Pollution is obviously a main factor in the c ontami nation of the water. As we contaminate more water the amount of drinkable water in the world is greatly reduced. Polluting makes it harder for it to become clean for us drink too. People don't realize the things they do in everyday might actually effect the environment. Keep the water //clean// guys.

=  = =-Global Warming = Global Warming is affecting many things on earth and the water problem isn't an acceptation. The polar caps melting is one of the few consequences of global warming. The warming of the earth that melts the caps is due to the green house effect. As sea levels rise and rivers become more polluted and the biodiversity takes a hit too. As freshwater and seawater mix, it becomes undrinkable. Global Warming also induces climate changes which creates droughts and irregular weather all over the world. Freshwater is at risk and a consequence of Global Warming.

=**-world wide population increase **= As the population increases so does the demand for freshwater. Some developing countries just can't afford that luxury. The human population is continuously growing and so is the demand for fresh water.

=-Wasting Water =  (Team Treehugger "Water Conservation Facts: By the Numbers" )
 * 2.5 gallons:** The amount of water per person much of the world is allocated.
 * 400 gallons:** The amount of water per person used by the average American citizen; 30 percent of this is used for outdoor purposes, such as watering the lawn.

Does this tell us anything?

Many people just don't realize how important water is. The diagram on the right shows the water stress levels. The water stress levels the level of stress of water resources and water usage. As you can see. Things are **not **looking to well.

= = = -agriculture = (**70 percent:** The amount of worldwide water use that is allocated to farming; most of these farming irrigation systems operate at only 40 percent efficiency. According to a 2002 article by Lester Brown, aquifers are depleting all over the world—in China by 2-3 metres per year. In the US, the Ogallala aquifer is shrinking rapidly. In India, aquifers are going down by 3 metres per year, in Mexico by 3.3 meters per year.) <span style="color: rgb(15, 255, 66);"> (Team Treehugger "Water Conservation Facts: By the Numbers" )
 * 1430:** Gallons of water per capita in the United States; only 100 gallons of that is household use per person as most is used for agriculture.

The lack of sustainable agriculture harms the environment by sucking rivers, lakes and underground water sources dry, increasing soil salinity and thereby destroying its quality, and by washing pollutants and pesticides into rivers that in turn destroy downstream ecosystems such as corals and breeding grounds for fish in coastal areas.** <span style="color: rgb(61, 255, 92);"> ( Panda "Thirsty crops cause water crisis" )
 * Cotton, rice and sugar cane are some of the most thirstiest crops in the world causing water shortages, pollution, and deforestation.

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(137, 90, 216);">-poverty = Many problem's roots lead to poverty. Because of poverty basic sanitation, and fresh drinking water is not met to many of the undeveloped countries in the world today. The fact behind it is developing countries simply do not have the money nor technology to clean the water. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 218); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

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