02 Abnormal Precipitation

Solution to abnormal precipitation patterns:

There is not much thing for an individual to do, than to do an activity that would impact less or positively impact the environment. That includes cutting down the amount of resources we use such as water, electricity, and any kind of chemical products. 

To take the measures of the current urgent flooding problem, each country is taking different actions. For example, Venice, Italy, is experiencing extreme flooding every week. According to an article, Venice has a flood about ‘100 times a year’ (Rick Steves, n.d.). In order to fix this problem, they are implementing this project called ‘Mose’, which is to build a wall on the coastal side of Venice and to prevent the water from overflowing into the inland. 

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To take measures of the drought, there are a couple of practical solutions. One could be a desalination of water. It is a process that removes salts and other impurities from seawater, making it suitable for human consumption, industrial processes, or agricultural use. There are two primary methods of desalination: distillation and reverse osmosis. Distillation is a process to separate fresh water from saltwater. Whereas reverse osmosis is a membrane-based filtration process that relies on the principle of selective permeability. In this process, seawater is forced through a semi-permeable membrane that allows water molecules to pass through while blocking salts and other impurities. 

Another practical solution for the drought is drip irrigation. It is a method of watering plants by applying water directly to the base of the plants, typically at or near the root zone, through a network of tubes, pipes, valves, and emitters. It is efficient compared to traditional methods like surface irrigation, where water is distributed over the entire soil surface.