"Your whole day goes just planning how you'll get water." In some cities in India, middle-class people are reduced to foraging for water. With the population growth as high as theirs, water is too scarce in some places, while in other places it is contaminated. These problems threaten India's ability to fortify its sagging farms, sustain its economic growth and make its cities healthy and habitable.
Before reading this article, I never really valued my one hour showers. I never really felt bad for "wasting" water when brushing my teeth. I say "wasting" in quotes because does water really ever run out? Planet earth is mostly made out of water so how is this possible? Well after reading this article, I see that it is indeed possible. It's not that water is going to just evaporate and disappear completely, but it can become contaminated and not usable for drinking, showering, etc.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/29/world/asia/29water.html?ref=water
Hey Aimee, great articles! Make sure to provide a thorough summary (of at least 250 words) for each article you read in order to receive all the points for posting. I'm intrigued by your personal response as well, but first be sure to summarize the article.
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