all too frequent in various parts of the world?
It wasn't always so. Whats the reason for this?
MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Most of Mexico's southern state of Tabasco was underwater Thursday, as hundreds of thousands of people waited for rescuers to pull them out of their homes in the worst floods ever in the region.
The floods that began last week now cover 80 percent of Tabasco, a state about the size of Belgium, affecting about one million people and killing at least one person, officials said.
"Of the 2.1 million Tabasquenos, more than half are suffering from this serious problem that has not been experienced in the history of Tabasco," Governor Andres Granier told reporters.
About 30,000 people were placed in 256 state shelters while 300,000 remain trapped in flooded homes, waiting for military helicopters and boats to rescue them, the state government said in a statement
2007-11-01 21:27:05 · 10 answers · asked by Faith 6 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Man makes his own problems in alot of areas. Ex. cutting the width of rivers for various reasons. Lets say you take a 100' wide river and make it 50'. When you get alot of rain that water has to go somewhere. The oldtimers understood alot of these things, modern man should open their ears a bit. This is just one example but there are many if you look at things from this perspective. Disease is another one.
2007-11-01 21:43:21 · answer #1 · answered by Jonathan W 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If You're Reading This- is so sad and makes me want to cry. It's about a letter sent by a soldier to his wife and if she is reading the letter then he won't be coming home. It is a country song.
2016-04-02 00:06:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is also odd how we in the USA have had rain almost non stop for a month in the Midwest and yet the southern state of Georgia will run out of drinking water by January if they do not get rain.
2007-11-02 02:30:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Less stable patterns are linked with the effect so many people living on the planet, eg global warming - weather is more unstable. The end is not nigh - humans have it in their capacity to make a difference. Perhaps US citizens could stop driving SUV's as they watch their greedy consumption habits play havoc with their neighbours weather patterns.
2007-11-01 22:11:10 · answer #4 · answered by nicelyevolve 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Floods have always happened but it does seem they are on the increase. I am no expert but if I had to make a guess global warming would be my first choice
2007-11-02 01:58:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the earth goes through various cycles. these cycles last longer than a human lifetime... so its hard for the average person to see them as cycles.... wait 50 years or so. you grandchildren will be on yahoo talking about all the drought.
2007-11-01 21:32:09 · answer #6 · answered by engine_code_y 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
there really hasn't been an increase in floods, theirs just more media attention directed towards them nowadays.
2007-11-01 21:29:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
global warming.
2007-11-02 16:05:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just more media attention.. not more floods.
2007-11-01 21:32:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
taking the oil out of earth?????
try to take oil out of your car start the engine and see how far you go...................................................dont do it though
2007-11-01 21:30:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋