Water Wars Project
The Wiki: about water and the problems it causes
Overview:
As a very important good for human beeing, water naturally concentrates many of the tensions existing betwenn humans.
The water problems actually strongly depends on the region of the world you are living in. Select the introduction to get an enumeration of all the problems linked with water we considered .In this introduction you will also find the usefull definitions. If you want more precise accounts, go to the region you want.
- Indroduction
- Africa
- Middle East
- South America
- and the rest of the world
Group members
- Lou ()
- Sandra ()
- Abel Azziz ()
- Pierre-Antoine ()
Water Quotes
- We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. ~Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732
- The true peace of God begins at any spot a thousand miles from the nearest land. ~Joseph Conrad
- "A man from the west will fight over three things: water, women and gold, and usually in that order." -Senator Barry Goldwater, AZ
- "Man is a complex being; he makes deserts bloom and lakes die." -Gil Stern
- "The one that masters the water is the master of China" Chinese word
| Source Name | Page # | Quote |
| Encyclopedia of Stars | 44, 46 | "The stars are the heavens" |
Water Stories
- Beijing's Tap Running Dry As Population Surges
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Beijing_Tap_Running_Dry_As_Population_Surges_999.html
- NASA Outlines Recent Changes in Earth's Freshwater Distribution
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/NASA_Outlines_Recent_Changes_in_Earth_Freshwater_Distribution_999.html
- North Pole Ice Sheet Could Disappear By 2040
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/North_Pole_Ice_Sheet_Could_Disappear_By_2040_999.html
- COSMIC Provides Better Weather Forecasts, Climate Data
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/COSMIC_Provides_Better_Weather_Forecasts_Climate_Data_999.html
Water Questions
1.Our civilization has been using coal, oil, and gas for centuries. When oxidized they become carbon dioxide(which everyone talks about)and water. How many tons of water have been produced this way since 1700? 2.The Artic Ocean (see article above) will be icefree by 2040, what will this do to the climate in this region?
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