Oka Crisis

Chapter 12 The yajna to appease the rain god, Indra For seven years the drought and the famine struck the region of seven rivers. It affected the kingdoms of Koshala and the Videha, which included Gautama's ashram. The flow of water in the seven rivers depended on the mercy of Indra. As the flow of water was less in the river, rain was also less frequent. There was no other way but to pray to Indra. The ashrams of the seven rivers were not affected too much by the drought. The kings were…

River Essay The Environmental Effect of the Colorado River Basin The Colorado River is one of the most important rivers on the west coast. It is located northwest of Denver, Colorado in the Rocky Mountain National Park. The river is the largest source of surface water in the western region, and approximately 25-30 million people use the Colorado for drinking water. The river is also essential rural areas and provides services to farmers, Indian tribes, power distributors, and rafters in the…

Bottled water isn't worth the hype. It is not better than tap water at this point in time and is causing more health issues than tap water. The list of why bottled water is worse than tap water is endless. There are many health issues along with issues to the environment. Poor people looking for water in the world are not gaining any benefits from bottled water. This is affecting the health and it's not decreasing the amount of deaths from unhealthy water. The bottles that the water is…

From: Xueyao Li To: State Department of Environmental Quality 1. Background Description Flint is a city located inside Michigan State. In the past few decades, it was fueled by automobile industry. However, due to the depression in auto industry, companies such as General Motors had close their door of plants, which led to a high rate of unemployment and crime rate as well. Later on, in 2011, the state took budgetary control over the whole city because it was in a financial emergency. Therefore…

In order to combat the water crisis, Moby replaced his lawn and installed a drip irrigation system, then declares that “California has a finite resource in terms of water” and a change will indeed happen whether “Governor Brown wants to change water policy or not.” Another issue involving…

Florida's Everglades is very important to us. Without the Everglades peoples water supply will go to risk, we wouldn’t have a natural buffer to help prevent the damage of hurricanes, and people would dump their unwanted pets causing problems to our food chains. Without the Everglades or wetlands people will be risking their water supply. People don’t realize that when they are polluting the Everglades they are not just harming the Everglades but they are also harming themselves. People nearby…

In all environmental scientists careers, one must think clearly about which country scientists choose to help. In Ethiopia, villages lack the adequate amount of drinking water to sustain every villagers need. Out of the 82,825,000 people that live in Ethiopia, 62% of people live without the supply of clean drinking water, and 271,000 children die each year from various causes, including unclean water (Onuoha). Most land in Ethiopia is farmland, which is the reason why the majority of Ethiopians…

A sewer line that is damaged could not only cause flooding, but it may also pose a health risk to you and your family. That is why it is important to make sure you do not ignore signs of sewer line damage and that you know how to recognize the symptoms of a problem. Here are a few signs of sewer line damage that you will not want to ignore. 1. A water level in your toilet bowl that is inconsistent One noticeable sign of sewer line damage is if the water in your toilet bowls fluctuates on a…

In a college English class, following a reading on the different stances on bottled water versus tap water. A group of students were posed a question ‘Can you tell the difference between tap water and bottled water?’ many students were very confident in their ability to do so until the professor walked in with two trays holding cups filled with either tap water or bottled water and after tasting students were told to hold up the cup they thought was bottled water leaving class being split. So,…

The result of our simulation were, if we do not fish wisely and not fish out all the fish. In order, for us to have enough fish to eat in future, then we run out of fish and would not survive. But, if we strategize wisely by fish a few fish at a time, so the unfished fish can reproduce more fish. Also, if we do so at a constant continuous rate, then we will be able to survive for a very long time. We, the people have to manage our common resources, because if not then we will run out of our…