The American Nile River
The Colorado river or otherwise known as the American Nile river is starting to dry out. This is causing a hub-bub around America because most everyone in the United States relies on this river. The drying out of the river is caused by agriculture, overpopulation, and temperature. The development of today's society causes for more agriculture. So more plants, trees, vegetation, and crops are grown in order to sustain life. This is ironic because the amount of vegetation being grown is actually depleting the water source which is the number one thing humans need to survive. Irrigation ditches and waterways are dug in order to keep all the new crops hydrated and growing. The number of farmers and the amount of water being used is startlingly decreasing and making people worried about the source of water disappearing in some odd years. Another cause for the water decline is overpopulation. Because of the world's development, there are a multitude of people living on earth now. The American Nile River is the source of life basically because of how many places its water source is used. The amount of people compared to how much water there is, is not even. There are too many people that are taking from the water source which is making it ever so shallower. Another cause is global warming or temperature. The earth is heating up which causes the water to evaporate. Soon enough, the water supply will be diminished because the heat will have dried up the river. This is a scary cause that people are paranoid about, but it would take many years before this would happen.
Ways that we can help conserve the American Nile River are large-scale xeriscaping (switching to landscaping plants that don't need much water), irrigation reform, a more watchful eye on the consumptive water-energy nexus, and discretionary crop planting—can send a lot of water back to the rivers where it belongs. Planting different plants that don't consume as much water, can save a significant amount of water each year. Even the littlest of saving helps. Irrigation reform is trying to reshape the irrigation ditches in order to create less of a waterway through the lands. Creating one irrigation way that would lead to many other farms and places in need of water, would sustain the water supply more. Keeping an eye on how much water we use, even just being cautious of it can save a significant amount of water. If we were more conservative of how much water we use everyday, the river would flourish in plenty. Also controlling how many crops are planted is a control. If farmers could work together and combine their farms to make more money, less water would be used. If they intelligently placed certain crops in certain areas and didn't plant as many of them, the water would conserve itself. We can never be too careful on how much water we save.
Ways that we can help conserve the American Nile River are large-scale xeriscaping (switching to landscaping plants that don't need much water), irrigation reform, a more watchful eye on the consumptive water-energy nexus, and discretionary crop planting—can send a lot of water back to the rivers where it belongs. Planting different plants that don't consume as much water, can save a significant amount of water each year. Even the littlest of saving helps. Irrigation reform is trying to reshape the irrigation ditches in order to create less of a waterway through the lands. Creating one irrigation way that would lead to many other farms and places in need of water, would sustain the water supply more. Keeping an eye on how much water we use, even just being cautious of it can save a significant amount of water. If we were more conservative of how much water we use everyday, the river would flourish in plenty. Also controlling how many crops are planted is a control. If farmers could work together and combine their farms to make more money, less water would be used. If they intelligently placed certain crops in certain areas and didn't plant as many of them, the water would conserve itself. We can never be too careful on how much water we save.
Sources:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/americannile/
https://radio.azpm.org/p/azspotlight/2013/4/19/23853-notes-from-the-american-nile/
http://hippie-inheels.com/whitewater-rafting-the-nile/
http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=18
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/americannile/
https://radio.azpm.org/p/azspotlight/2013/4/19/23853-notes-from-the-american-nile/
http://hippie-inheels.com/whitewater-rafting-the-nile/
http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=18