Disturbing the water flow is an alarming problem because it affects not only our environment but also our day-to-day lives. Citizens’ lives can be severely altered when the water flow is disturbed. For example, when these snowpacks melt earlier in the year they can potentially cause a drought. This unforeseen change creates a drought because it disrupts the water cycle. A drought has many potential consequences; such as fires, or even causing changes in agriculture, the city water supply, and energy. Similar to droughts, a warmer drier climate could quicken the process of transferring snowpacks. Additionally, changes in the transfer of water would also affect irrigation. More specifically, these changes would alter local agriculture by affecting the water that is devoted to urban areas. A factor one tends to forget about when contemplating the issue of melting snowpacks is the economy. The economy is closely connected to agriculture and
Disturbing the water flow is an alarming problem because it affects not only our environment but also our day-to-day lives. Citizens’ lives can be severely altered when the water flow is disturbed. For example, when these snowpacks melt earlier in the year they can potentially cause a drought. This unforeseen change creates a drought because it disrupts the water cycle. A drought has many potential consequences; such as fires, or even causing changes in agriculture, the city water supply, and energy. Similar to droughts, a warmer drier climate could quicken the process of transferring snowpacks. Additionally, changes in the transfer of water would also affect irrigation. More specifically, these changes would alter local agriculture by affecting the water that is devoted to urban areas. A factor one tends to forget about when contemplating the issue of melting snowpacks is the economy. The economy is closely connected to agriculture and