Summary
In Africa, citizens are in huge demand for water because of the dry season. There are also other nations and regions dealing with scarcity as well. However, if this cycle of how we consume fresh water continues then we will definitely become limited to having water. One of the most important problems that are causing water to become scarce is due to the climate change and this is a major problem because it cannot be solved. Richard Taylor says "we need a new metric for water scarcity" but I really don't think that's the case here. I don't think a metric would provide enough specific data anyways, so they really aren't brainstorming properly. He also argued that this problem can also be solved by having improved water storage, wastewater recycling or desalination (removing salt from the water to make it drinkable). He stated that if people fail to adapt to this then their will be consequences. Examples like ruining crops, water diseases, and a big hit in our ecosystem.
Connection / Reflection
It has now come to my attention that people are now realizing the scarcity of water. I agree with what Richard stated, but as said before, having the idea of having to create a new metric would take awhile plus, it provides data that is not specific. Referring to one of the comments, he stated that "calculating water scarcity by soil moisture is a better idea". This totally makes more sense because a lot of plants out there all have the ability to absorb water with their roots. What ideas would you come up with to make water less consumable? In my opinion, cut less water usage, charge water usage (excessive usage), and making water more expensive in the trade market industries.
