We hear more and more everyday that many places all over the world are having water storages. When ever I hear this I just want to yell out and scream "HOW!?!?!". But really exactly how are we having water shortages when due to climate change sea levels are rising rapidly? I think that the ONE good thing about global warming is rising sea levels. Yes, I do live close to the coast and I don't want my house to be six feet under water but I do think that we can use this to our advantage. I think people freak out when they hear about water shortages because they have the misconception that this means they are going to die of thirst, but what it really means is that there is a shortage of cheap water. What do I mean by this? I mean just like 'cheap oil' is coming to an abrupt end so is 'cheap water'. That is water that is cheaply extracted from the earth. There is still literally billions upon billions of gallons of water on the plant, the only problem is that most of it is salty. Well luckily, for us desalination was created a while back! There are some places where this is a widely accepted way of getting water but, for some places especially in America people are so used for paying so little for water that even a slight increase in price makes them loose their minds. Well I am all for people loosing their minds over the cost of water. I think that if there is in increase water prices people will do the SAME thing they did when gas we up...CONSERVE IT!!!
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