I. INTRODUCTION - STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
A reliable and adequate supply of clean fresh water is essential to the survival of each human being on Earth and the maintenance of terrestrial biotic systems worldwide. Yet, rising human populations everywhere are increasing the stress on currentlyavailable water supplies evenwithout the anticipated impacts of climatic change. In many areas, the impacts of changing climate are going to make securing a reliable and adequate clean fresh water supply for all even more daunting. These concerns follow naturally from the general definition of drought used by the international meteorological community:
the ”prolonged absence or marked deficiency of precipitation”, a ”deficiency of precipitation that results in water shortage for some activity or for some group” or a ”period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged for the lack of precipitation to cause a serious hydrological imbalance” (Heim, 2002).
What happens to land when it first experiences drought and then rains?
Erosion.
What happens to the water when erosion and runoff occurs?
Pollution.
What kind of water quality occurs when pollution results?
Does it matter?
Does it matter if creeks, rivers and major bodies of water becomes polluted due to the Climate Crisis?
How is the USA going to stop the pollution caused by flooding and erosion where none occurred before?
Is it going to stop it with antiquated rules and crony priorities?
In Washington State a tragedy occurred. The river changed course. This is what it looks like now when the two tributaries meet. And the EPA is suppose to have it's hands tied because of crony concerns on the East Coast? I don't think so.
The muddied waters (click here) of the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River mix with the cleaner flow of the river's South Fork on March 27.
The muddied waters (click here) of the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River mix with the cleaner flow of the river's South Fork on March 27.
