Musto, J. (2021, August 07). Impacts of California drought, water woes threaten energy, agriculture. Retrieved August 22, 2021, from https://www.foxnews.com/us/impacts-of-california-drought-water-woes-threaten-energy-agriculture
This article’s main focus is the effects of the California drought on energy sources and agriculture. Hydroelectric plants are being closed down because there is not enough water to power them. Agricultural industries are having to dramatically cut their water usage, not being able to draw water out of major rivers and streams. Receiver water levels are also down, resulting in less drinking water. Some lakes are reaching an all-time low, such as lake Powell. Drinking water supply could potentially be at risk if the drought continues into 2022.
This is important in understanding the effects of the environment on industrializations. Much like the previous article, it dives into the effects of the drought on agriculture, but this article also comments on energy usage and drinking water stores. It is broader in it’s analysis of the drought. The strong language used in this article worries me about the drought. Occurrences like these make resources seem much more precious and valuable than before. I feel that we should be taking efforts to conserve these resources even when we aren’t in immediate danger, such as a drought.
I agree that it is very concerning because our drinking water supply could be depleted. Is there any possible way to conserve water more than we are?
Thanks for reading! I think that’s a tricky question, but we should all work to conserve our water usage by shorting showers, not water lawns, ect.
We should be taking efforts to conserve the resources such as water, but we already are or at least it seems. How else could we conserve more than the practices we are currently doing?
Thank you for reading! I believe we could continue to impose water limits on counties, and we could all individually do our share by lessening our own water impacts.