The Purpose of the Blog

In California, we are in the middle of a drought. Our water uses are too much for the minimal rain and snowfalls over the past four years. The snowpack is our main water supply and has been below average for four consecutive years. If we keep using the amount of water we are using now, we will completely run out. We are currently using our groundwater, kind of like our backup storage.

To tell the truth, farms are using up most of our water supply, and by raising so much livestock, we waste water, land and we pollute the earth. Cows create methane, which is a greenhouse gas. Animal agriculture is responsible for ⅕ of the gas emissions worldwide. This is a problem that we need to fix.

In science class, we have been learning about water around the world, and how hard it is for people in many places to access clean water, which leads to health problems. Also, many girls around the world are responsible for getting water for their families, which often means walking for hours each day, and missing out on opportunities for education. We are doing a fundraiser for http://www.water.org/, an organization that helps people around the world access clean water. This is why we are writing this blog: To educate the public about water, in California and around the world!

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

SAVE WATER!!
by Beautiful


In science I learned that in many places people don't have access to clean water and it causes them to get sick and some people die from dirty water. I think we should save water because we don't have that much water.


There are a lot of people who dont have water, like Africa and other places. Women and children around the world spend 140 million hours a day collecting water. 1 in 9 people lacks access safe water. This data shows that we have to save as much water as we can so people in other places can have clean water.


In California we have a big drought which means that we don't have that much rain. Farmers cannot grow their crops and rivers and lakes are low. So we all need to save water because farmers need to grow food for us to eat and they cant do that without water.


There are many ways we can save water. For example, turning off the water when you are brushing or washing your hands, using shower water to flush the toilet, and not letting water go down the drain when you can use it to water plant or something else.


In conclusion, there are a lot of people who don't have water like Africa and other places. In California we have a big drought which means that we don't  have that much rain. There are so many ways to save water like turn off water when you are brushing or washing your hands.









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