Waterfall photo exhibition shows what we are loosing in Global Drought
Anderson Falls, Columbus, IN
August 25, 2010
It is no secret that the world’s water supplies are diminishing and the drought is present in many places around the globe. The climatic changes and the warming of the globe are showing us disastrous results for people in general as well as for tourists that want to visit waterfalls and enjoy the view.
For example, the following are cases of waterfall drought are all over the world:
In China, rivers and lakes which inspired the Chinese to refer to Guilin as “the most beautiful under Heaven” are disappearing as the severe drought in southwest China continues unabated.
Since 2006, a drought in South America had caused the river feeding the Iguazu Falls to become parched, reducing the amount of water flowing over the falls to 300 m³ (80,000 gallons) per second, down from the normal flow of 1,300 m³/s to 1,500 m³/s (350,000 to 400,000 ga/s).
The unusually low level of many rivers across Laos has resulted in reduced flow in waterfalls in several provinces, which could affect long term tourism patterns.
In March of this year Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world located in southern Venezuela has shed up to a third of its volume of water and is nowadays a “thread of water” due to a protracted, strong drought. This latest victim of the “El Niño” phenomenon, the nominee for one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, has lost over the past few months its majestic appearance and become a “small stream” over the past few months.
In south-western Somalia, areas that were once waterfalls are now populated suburbs. Varying weather patterns and drought have signaled the disappearance of many waterfalls and springs, as well as an overall shortage of water and change in the area’s vegetation. As an example of the many waterfalls the world stands to lose if the drought does not soon come to an end, here is an online photo exhibit by Jose Luis Avila Herrera, with 50 photos of the most famous and beautiful international waterfalls.
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