Friday 3 April 2015

Population could outpace water by mid-century

Population growth is a hot issue in all aspect of our lives.
Are there enough resources to support our lives in the future?
Are we over-consuming non-renewable sources and destroying our environment so that the future generations will struggle to live safely?

The question of water supply is probably one of the most important one.
The researches have often stated that the shortage of water will affect our future generations if no action is taken.
In the following article, scientists came up with the mathematical equation to analyse existing data and project the future outcomes.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150323182518.htm

What they came up with is quite interesting.
the model of the equation they used is similar to those, used to predict earthquakes and stock boosts and falls. The basic idea behind that model is that through analysing the fluctuations we can predict the next rise or fall.

The Outcome is that following the times when the water shortages were critical, comes a time for innovative and new ideas to ease it up and resolve the problem.
The next phase of change is most likely to start by the mid-21st century.

There is no clear knowledge on what it will be, it might be some strategy for gradual change in water supply and consumption, or some sort of an innovative technology for new sources of water.

The population growth will rise from current 7 billion people to 9.6 billion by 2050
Current methods of water recycling, like water desalination and etc. will most likely be taken to the next level and advanced in a way to avoid water shortage.


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