Hydrologic Cycle The hydrologic cycle is the reason our planet is able to sustain the life we have on it. If it were not for this constant cycle of evaporation and condensation of the water from the ocean and waterways to land and back again we would not be able to exist. Water is essential for life on Earth and without it no life would exist such as on the moon. This will examine some of the ways this cycle occurs and also look at a land formation from the eyes of the writer. The wonders of Devils
Introduction Water is one of our mainly significant natural assets. If our planet would be lacking it, there would be no life present on this planet earth. It’s the duty of Hydrologists to study all characteristics of water bodies present at site and its relation to geography, geology, topography, biology, and chemistry. It’s the duty of Hydrologists to understand the problem present at site and then solve the problem by applying applicable technical knowledge and mathematical principles to solve
Streamflow is one of the essential components to understand the hydrological cycle and water budget equation in earth system. Climate change can affect the streamflow in many ways. Periodic increases in winter and early spring streamflows as well as higher frequency of intense storms will produce increase amount of streamflow in river channels (Miller et al., 2003; Jha et al. 2004). Land use land cover change also affect the base flow and peak flow which can cause flash flood in urban areas (Rose
water cycle as rather than precipitation being soaked into the ground, run off is washing off the surface and washed into storm water drains. Naturally, before an area is developed, the hydrological cycle dictates water will be absorbed into the ground then evaporated back into the atmosphere however urbanisation interferes with this cycle. Urbanisation often means the natural environment has been turned into a waterproof surface such as a carpark or building. In the natural hydrological cycle there
CONCLUSION WATER CRISIS ON THE EARTH PROBLEMS AND REMEDIES INTRODUCTION Water the elixir of life feeds the planets ecosystem, flows through our bodies and buildings connects humans through a source of life. Even this 1%, which is renewed by hydrological cycle is put to severe stress due to overuse and pollution. The world is today facing a serious overall scarcity of water on one hand and on the other hand the available surface and ground water is becoming unsafe for consumption due to several
management strategies. Sustainability Criteria Sustainable water resources systems are those designed and managed to meet the present demand without posing a threat to the future water availability, while maintaining the ecological, environmental and hydrological integrity. Conjunctive use of surface water and sub-surface water consists of non-quantifiable factors such as environmental, economic and social factors. These factors are addressed under sustainable water resources systems. It consists of long
small, seemingly minute changes can make enormous differences on earth’s global climate, which can especially be seen when we look at paleoclimatic evidences such as younger dryer event, ocean currents and milankovitch cycles. This changes significantly affect the hydrological cycle and sea levels on the earth. Considering the records of climate history, it may help us to create more accurate climate models with less uncertainty. Currently, in order to constitute a trustable model several individual
provide a comprehensive analysis by identifying research articles that investigate significant aspects of global warming. Relevant statistics, causes, and effects of global warming will be examined to demonstrate tangible evidence. Magnitudes of studies have investigated the impacts of global warming for evidence of warming temperatures. Specifically, anthropogenic impacts on warming temperatures have been receiving increased attention. Researchers Christidis et al. analyzed the impact of anthropogenic
Theoretical Framework In this study, we conceptualize drought propagation as a cascading phenomenon that begins with rainfall deficits and proceeds through the hydrological cycle as shown in Fig. 2. As the drought proceeds, its impacts on associated or dependent societal and agro-ecological systems accumulated (or ensues in worst critical or complex condition) as shown in Fig. 3. Consequently, we have elected to use the framework of “diseases burden” to elucidate the cumulative drought effects. According
are not convinced that climate change is actually taking place. So scientists have gone on to do studies and provide empirical evidence that indeed climate change is taking place. Some of the areas that climate change has affected include; an increase in global temperatures hence global warming, rising of sea levels and frequencies of flood cases. One of the fields that scientists have focused on to study, is how climate change has affected water resources both in terms of quality and quantity. This