Globally, there are many droughts in regions that have occurred decades to centuries ago. Many new droughts have only occurred in recent years.

Apart from droughts, floods also occur, which is the opposite of drought. Even though it may sound silly to think that there’s no such thing as a town or city getting too much water at once, it can leave that given area negatively affected. Global warming is a real problem that we face in our day and age today, and it is also the leading cause for major shifts taking place in weather patterns all over the world. From Europe reaching some of the highest temperatures during their summer months in 2019 to severe floods and hurricanes taking place in the United States. Of course, we can equally not forget of hurricanes that have completely disrupted Puerto Rico, Miami, the Bahamas, and surrounding regions in 2018.

Whether it’s the excessive droughts in Somalia, water rationing in central Italy, persistent flooding in Jakarta, or heatwaves causing the frozen glaciers in the North to melt, it’s all the result of a bigger issue, which is global warming.

3 Contributing Factors to Global Warming: The Never-Ending Water Crisis

  • Humans are the number one contributor to climate change, increasing temperatures, and causing dry regions to become even drier. A disturbing recent study has also shown how the clouds are moving further away from the equator, and more towards the North and South poles.
  • An increase in population paired with more money results in an increased water demand. Since humans don’t live simple lives anymore and are continuing to develop on the earth, overpopulating it, the earth can’t keep up. It’s predicted that by 2050, the world’s population will increase from 7.5 billion to 9.8 billion.
  • Groundwater is being depleted at a rapid pace, causing massive concern in certain areas like India, where up to 54% of groundwater wells have already been diminished. Since 30% of the world’s freshwater is located underground in aquifers and is used for farming daily, as well as industrial processes, it may be used at a very unsustainable rate, which will contribute to increased water shortages in the future.

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