Instead of a drought, what other global events can cause water shortage?

Answer 1

overpopulation, cataclysmic and seismic(sp?) events and natural disasters, improper agricultural and industrial practices, war maybe.

Answer 2

It depends on what you mean by a water shortage. If you are talking about fresh water (clean enough to drink) then I think pollution is probably the number one danger. In a drought situation water supplies run short but are eventually replenished with precipitation and run-off. But if the fresh water reservoirs and ground water are polluted, no amount of precipitation will help.

Answer 3

actually every drop of water that human waste also took account in this event,because of the chemicals we used during daily life,the water is polluted ,hence it's very hard to say whether drought or other matter that causes the water shortage

Answer 4

A careful analyzing of the object shows that climate replace would have a unfavorable result on the water availability interior the section. In our imaginary commerce universe, the place human beings have been purely waiting to apply renewable power (our administration)... the lake would desire to nevertheless are turning out to be noticeably damn on the factor of empty do to the call for from human beings. Why do not you e mail the learn's authors and: a million. examine their finished checklist 2. locate out the particularly litres that climate replace would thieve from the lake. 3. locate out the kind that they have used to estimate the respond to 2. above.

Answer 5

Meteorite Impact

Answer 6

WATER SORTAGE IS A PROBLEM WHICH COMES TO BE POINTED OUT BECAUSE OF DESTRUCTION OF NATURE.
WATER COME ON EARTH IS A CYCLIC PROCESS
STEPS
1)WATER IS EVAPORATED FROM THE BIG WATER BODIES
2)THESE EVAPORATED WATER CONDENCED
3)THEY COME ON THE EARTH IN THE FORM OF RAIN.

AND SINCE WATER HAVE TO STOP ON THE EARTH
SURFACE AND TREES ARE CAPABLE OF HOLDING
THE WATER ON THE EARTH SURFACE . AND BECAUSE
OF CUTTING OF TREES WATER WILL NOT REMAIN ON THE SURFACE OF EARTH AND CAUSES WATER SHORTAGE PROBLEMS

Answer 7

snow melting ,many city's rely on snow pack for drinking water, the snow melts in the spring and makes water that sinks down into the ground , no snow build up ,no thaw, no water in the ground

Answer 8

tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes, .....even flooding can contaminate water supplies creating a shortage.