Good Morning Gina,
After a day of needed rain, a beautiful sunrise when I
went to get the paper from the mailbox:
The
thrust of the piece is that "It seldom rains in the United Arab
Emirates. Some areas of the UAE receive
less than five inches of rain annually, and often none at all during
the summer months when temperatures can climb above 110 degrees. These conditions have led to
water security concerns particularly in Dubai, a
blossoming international destination, as well as in rural, farming
communities."
Their
"answer?" Build an artificial mountain. Such a project,
it is estimated, would use one-quarter of all available cement,
globally.
What's
the value of water? Priceless. How much will you invest to
get rain? Almost anything.
It
is still an iffy project, relying on cloud seeding -- developed, interestingly,
by our friends at GE in nearby Schenectady in the 1940s (when PCBs were still
A-ok) -- that has a coin-toss success rate. But when you need water 50%
is better than 0%, right?
We
take our great good fortune to be "water rich" for granted.
Easy to do -- forgivable -- but important to remember our access to this vital
resource and to not only protect it but invest in restoring it.
Flint,
MI; nearby Hoosick Falls, NY...and the United Arab Emirates serve as a reminder
of our responsibility: enjoy and invest!
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| Our driveway, yesterday: lucky us! |