Super Bacteria Found In Rio's Water
By: Halle Krehbiel
Water for Life
All living humans and animals need water to survive. Although there is a lot of water on Earth, only two percent of that is freshwater. On top of that only ten percent is used for drinking and household uses. The other 90 percent of freshwater is used for growing crops. Those percentages show just how important our Earth's freshwater should be to us. But most of Earth's freshwater is either being overused or misused. Just as an example about 1.7 million gallons of water are wasted every day just from leaky faucets in the United States. Pollution is also ruining our water sources. The sources are being polluted by human waste and other harmful chemicals. Burning fossil fuels is a main type of pollution, that majorly affects the environment. Chemicals released into the atmosphere can lead to global warming. This causes weather extremes, such as flooding, droughts, and massive storms. Sometimes the droughts will lead to the drying up of water sources. Since many water sources are being misused and can't be used any more, countries are fighting over the ones left, and the rights to them. If we don’t reduce the amount of water we are using and continue to waste water we will no longer have any water to use. An average human can only 3 days without water. So, as the population of the Earth increases and the demand for water increase, we must figure out a way to conserve water. If we don't the cost may be the human race.
Dirty Water in Rio
This picture from the air shows the littered shore of the water channel that flows into the Guanabara Bay in Rio. | This is a photograph of the polluted water channels that surround the Barra Neighborhood in Rio De Janeiro. | This picture shows raw sewage of the coast of Barra Beach. Rio only treats 40 percent of its sewage. The rest just gets dumped into the water. |
This picture from the air shows the littered shore of the water channel that flows into the Guanabara Bay in Rio.
This is a photograph of the polluted water channels that surround the Barra Neighborhood in Rio De Janeiro.
The amount of Waste is negatively affecting the community and wildlife
There aren't Many Possible Solutions
URL's
Information-
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30490396
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/12/16/super-bacteria-found-in-rio-olympic-waters/
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