Water-The Precious Resource
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Monday, May 26, 2008
5:04 PM
Nothing has had a greater impact on Australia than water. Water has moulded its ancient landscape and influenced the pattern of human habitation from earliest times until the present. It will continue to influence people’s lifestyle, prosperity and their relationship with the land. Did you know that Australia is a continent of extremes: of geography, climate, population distribution and water resources.
It is the driest inhabited continent on Earth, with highly variable rainfall patterns.
I learnt something interesting-
While two thirds of all the people on Earth use less than 60 litres of water a day the average Australian uses more than twice that amount during a single shower. In fact, Australians are among the biggest users of water in the world, especially around the home.Speaking of availoability of water, certain factors like Climate, normal seasonal variations, droughts and floods can all contribute to local extreme conditions, affecting the amount of water available.
The government has taken a holistic approach aimed at developing sustainable supply and demand management solutions with improvements in technology, environment and community issues. Moreover, they hve ads and water restrictions imposed in certain areeas in Australia. Free water conservation kits are also given away. Compared to S'pore, water conservation efforts are similar but the situation in Australia is more serious.
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