The Water Crisis
See that lake? No, only a small puddle. See that water in the glass? No, there isn't any there. This is what the crisis in Texas is. Everything is dry. Lakes and rivers have half the water they should have. The picture above is a lake, just dried up. Water is, simply, rare. This has happened because we have been in a drought for many, many years. The actual statistics of reservoir levels as of September 7th 2014, is 64%. They should be pretty close to full, but there only just over half. With water levels so low, people need to conserve water as much as possible. It was in the summer of 2011 when this drought was most noticeable. There were at least 30 over 100 º F days, and everything was dried up: streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes. Most people in a drought wouldn't notice that they were in one, but the one in the summer of 2011, everyone did. This shows how there is, and always has been, a water crisis in Texas.
See that lake? No, only a small puddle. See that water in the glass? No, there isn't any there. This is what the crisis in Texas is. Everything is dry. Lakes and rivers have half the water they should have. The picture above is a lake, just dried up. Water is, simply, rare. This has happened because we have been in a drought for many, many years. The actual statistics of reservoir levels as of September 7th 2014, is 64%. They should be pretty close to full, but there only just over half. With water levels so low, people need to conserve water as much as possible. It was in the summer of 2011 when this drought was most noticeable. There were at least 30 over 100 º F days, and everything was dried up: streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes. Most people in a drought wouldn't notice that they were in one, but the one in the summer of 2011, everyone did. This shows how there is, and always has been, a water crisis in Texas.