The world population and water

I could post some videos but instead I think I will just bring up, that without water people die rather quickly. Without water for plants and food products they also die; so without water there is no life for the most part.. Pretty simple, No ?

Looking at some of the very rich who have been buying water rights around the world you have to wonder if the next few skirmishes will be brought about by the need for water or to break the control from someone upstream who controls your water and charges you a fortune to wash your hands.....

Israel and Palestine.. Israel controls the water after the 6 day war.

India has what they call the water Mafia as a group of people deliver water illegally at night to millions. India, and many S.E. Asian countries are at the mercy of the Chinese and their dams not cutting off the flow of water to millions if not billions of people who depend on the rivers.

Turkey knows how to play this scary game as Syria and Iraq are both down stream form the Turkish dams. Egypt is complaining about its northern neighbor's plan of building a dam on the Nile river.

Some of the migrations of a population will be because of a, "No water supply" if not outright war IMO. I seem to remember someplace in the states said you could not collect rain water on your own land.. Had to be a dimwitted idiot that came up with that law...

Just something to think about and maybe have a look see at your area if interested.

I, being once in the Mining field know too well about Riparian Water Rights and such. Had to take a few folks to court because of their damming hijinx above my property.

Water is a strange thing to think about having so much power over us... Like you said, without it in a few days.. your dead.

I wish folks on ATS (well actually anyone that likes to live) would take the time to learn how to get/collect water in times of crisis. Because it's not a matter of "is it going to happen" to "When It Happens".

Lets be realistic here...

If someone lives in a metropolis where you have water pumped to your residence, but now electricity grid is down... how do you get that vital water to keep your family alive? How many folks have even made any considerations to learn how/where to find water?

Forget about the toilet paper... W A T E R is what you should e worrying about.

And yes... I'm one of those still surprised that we haven't moved towards Ocean Desalination Stations being built with an unlimited amount of water available.


Johnny

a reply to: 727Sky

I recall years ago a prediction that water would be the new oil. Seems to be on track, certainly is Australia.

a reply to: JohnnyAnonymous

And yes... I'm one of those still surprised that we haven't moved towards Ocean Desalination Stations being built with an unlimited amount of water available.

As far as I know they are eye-wateringly expensive to run. I suppose you could also make sure you're leaning over your water supply as you start crying when you see your bill, might save you a tiny bit.

a reply to: 727Sky

Earth has been teaming with life for about a billion years or so and the bucket on this vast planetary body is full despite the 8 billion of us and our 35 to the power of 32 other earthly living roommates. Not too worried about water personally.

a reply to: JohnnyAnonymous

Desalination plants will become a thing as soon as somebody with political connections decides to do it, probably long before our needs really require it, and it gets heavily subsidized. There will be NEPA reviews contested, cultural resource studies warred over, and years of battles with regulators unless it's a rubber stamp project that funnels money to a politically connected group.

Yes, I'm cynical.

That said, I don't think we need them right now. We need the right priorities and some people in charge that share them. Most of the problems we have aren't really that hard to solve. The will to solve them just doesn't exist.

It's always been about the water. Said so many years ago.
Since the end of the second WW, look at what as been going on, Libya being a case in point...and who built their aqueduct to 'reclaim the desert'.
Rainbows
Jane

originally posted by: Ksihkehe
a reply to: JohnnyAnonymous

Desalination plants will become a thing as soon as somebody with political connections decides to do it, probably long before our needs really require it, and it gets heavily subsidized. There will be NEPA reviews contested, cultural resource studies warred over, and years of battles with regulators unless it's a rubber stamp project that funnels money to a politically connected group.

Yes, I'm cynical.

That said, I don't think we need them right now. We need the right priorities and some people in charge that share them. Most of the problems we have aren't really that hard to solve. The will to solve them just doesn't exist.

Here in Australia the government commissioned an desal plant in recent years that uses modern technology where it’s not producing brine and delivers 144 million litres of water a day, link for those interested in the basic functions of this particular plant on vic.gov site www.water.vic.gov.au...

www.abovetopsecret.com...

previous thread about China dam and India

I hate where I live but I appreciate that we're well watered.

Yep unless Canada freezes over I doubt they will ever run out of fresh water. Pipelines for fresh water to destinations down south....?

Water is not natural to our planet.

www.bbc.com...

Over the course of the 20th Century, global water use grew at more than twice the rate of population increase. Today, this dissonance is leading many cities – from Rome to Cape Town, Chennai to Lima – to ration water. Water crises have been ranked in the top five of the World Economic Forum's Global Risks by Impact list nearly every year since 2012. In 2017, severe droughts contributed to the worst humanitarian crisis since World War Two, when 20 million people across Africa and the Middle East were forced to leave their homes due to the accompanying food shortages and conflicts that erupted.

starting to get media.

if it doesn't happen in New York or DC it rarely makes the US media. (shame on them)

here's hoping we are more careful and thoughtful. too much water is wasted or spoiled.

The River of Life is not made of WATER.

a reply to: ChesterJohn

There are thousands of fresh water springs at the bottom of the oceans. Why is it no one is capping them and pumping the water up for human consumption?