Water is constantly changing. According to Charles Fishman, the author of The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water, he states, “Water is unpredictable. Water is fickle. But that is water’s nature. The fickleness, the variability, is itself predictable” (319). Fishman is explaining to the audience that no person truly understands water to its full extent. Most people only get to view one side of water and therefore, do not appreciate it for what it truly is. Water is much more than what people see of water. Water is everything. That indicates that water is in everything from pants to phones. Water is utilized so frequently without the average person knowing the full usage of water. Water cannot be understood, but it can
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Charles Fishman explains that, “Later that same summer, in March 2007, the drought had become so severe that camels in Australia’s Northern Territory were dying of thirst” (146). In 2007 Australia encountered a terrible shortage of water that was so severe it began killing animals and people that were not careful. This matters because Australians were not well prepared for a drought and after the effects had already hit they began considering different solutions. After much of the damage had been done they turned toward water recycling. Later in the book Charles Fishman informs the audience that in Toowoomba, Australia the flood killed over twenty people and cost about a billion in damage to the overall area Toowoomba and areas nearby (316). Australia went from a drought that was deadly to a flood that killed not only a mother and son but also others. Robin Kundis Craig, the author of the article “Water Supply, Desalination, Climate Change, and Energy Policy”, she describes, “Various regions in Australia have been suffering from severe drought and water shortages in the twenty-first century, prompting Perth, in Western Australia, to turn to desalination” (244). Craig is stating that because of the drought that happened in Australia, the people of Australia are beginning to depend on desalination to provide clean water for their communities. This matters because Australia …show more content…
A major problem in most cities is that water is viewed as free or cheap and therefore, commonly misused. According to Charles Fishman, “But the real obsession in Vegas is water- displaying it, unfurling it, playing with it, flaunting it” (53). In Las Vegas water is manipulated by hotels and corporations to make their business more attractive to visitors. Simply by walking down the Las Vegas strip people can view ridiculous amounts of water being employed by the casinos. Las Vegas is one of the driest cities in the United States, but uses enormous amounts of water to attract huge amounts of tourist. This matters because Las Vegas is using more water than cities in the United States that receive enormous amounts of rainfall. However, Las Vegas is not necessarily the enemy. Fishman later explains to the audience that in Las Vegas after ten years, their community grew another half of what their population was and continued to utilize the same amount of water as before (58). Fishman is describing how in ten years the city of Las Vegas has barely increased their water usage even with their population continuously growing. This matters because many people view Las Vegas as this extravagant and wasteful city. Although, Las Vegas is usually prodigal they have continued to produce the same water usage for ten years. This is important
Charles Fishman explains that, “Later that same summer, in March 2007, the drought had become so severe that camels in Australia’s Northern Territory were dying of thirst” (146). In 2007 Australia encountered a terrible shortage of water that was so severe it began killing animals and people that were not careful. This matters because Australians were not well prepared for a drought and after the effects had already hit they began considering different solutions. After much of the damage had been done they turned toward water recycling. Later in the book Charles Fishman informs the audience that in Toowoomba, Australia the flood killed over twenty people and cost about a billion in damage to the overall area Toowoomba and areas nearby (316). Australia went from a drought that was deadly to a flood that killed not only a mother and son but also others. Robin Kundis Craig, the author of the article “Water Supply, Desalination, Climate Change, and Energy Policy”, she describes, “Various regions in Australia have been suffering from severe drought and water shortages in the twenty-first century, prompting Perth, in Western Australia, to turn to desalination” (244). Craig is stating that because of the drought that happened in Australia, the people of Australia are beginning to depend on desalination to provide clean water for their communities. This matters because Australia …show more content…
A major problem in most cities is that water is viewed as free or cheap and therefore, commonly misused. According to Charles Fishman, “But the real obsession in Vegas is water- displaying it, unfurling it, playing with it, flaunting it” (53). In Las Vegas water is manipulated by hotels and corporations to make their business more attractive to visitors. Simply by walking down the Las Vegas strip people can view ridiculous amounts of water being employed by the casinos. Las Vegas is one of the driest cities in the United States, but uses enormous amounts of water to attract huge amounts of tourist. This matters because Las Vegas is using more water than cities in the United States that receive enormous amounts of rainfall. However, Las Vegas is not necessarily the enemy. Fishman later explains to the audience that in Las Vegas after ten years, their community grew another half of what their population was and continued to utilize the same amount of water as before (58). Fishman is describing how in ten years the city of Las Vegas has barely increased their water usage even with their population continuously growing. This matters because many people view Las Vegas as this extravagant and wasteful city. Although, Las Vegas is usually prodigal they have continued to produce the same water usage for ten years. This is important