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"Everything including the nature changes and to cry over the past is futile," is completely true in the context of our great rivers. Nile, Ganga, Sindh, Yangtze and Mississip...read more
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The second law of thermodynamics dictates to us that everything will die! How many of us are getting younger each day? (If you found that great fountain of youth please let th...read more
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by C McNamara
All things will die, eventually. And they will come to 'life' again, eventually. We live on a dynamic planet that is constantly changing and evolving throughout time. Unfortu...read more
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Water is our most important commodity. Without water we can't live and societies cannot flourish or in some cases cannot even subsist. The rivers of the world which provide th...read more
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by Effie
Our great rivers are in enormous trouble, in Australia. Especially the River Murray, I am writing this from the heart because I feel saddened to see our rivers dying which inclu...read more
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Just as the continents have shifted and broken apart to take the shapes we know today, so has the source of fresh water changed location and direction as it flows from higher a...read more
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There are studies worldwide on droughts and their causes. Living in Colorado I have seen the effects of drought on our area. I have also seen the solutions that are so simple th...read more
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by DragonBlue
Will great rivers die? When I ponder the subject of our many great rivers, I think of a Cree Indian Prophecy; "Only after the Last Tree has been cut down, Only after the...read more
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by E.M.Robinson
Some of the world's great rivers are at-risk of dying. Sixty percent of the world's largest rivers are already experienced the severe environmental impact of the construction of...read more
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Sadly yes. Why? because of the reckless endangerment of the environment caused by the intolerence of Man. Air Pollution. Poisonous Chemicals filling the land daily, Toxins in ou...read more
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The pace of progress if kept up, will ensure that great rivers will slowly but surely die. I live in the south Indian state of Tamilnadu, a state which has a running battle with...read more
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by Rich Rivers
Looking into the present situation where many rivers have already dried up and are now dead forever, I would say that great rivers have the possibility to die too. Three fourth...read more
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Is there any chance that the great rivers on the Planet will not die? How can we stop this dying off of our most cherished and important natural resource before it is too late...read more
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It is sad that I must right to the Yes side of this article. I wish the great rivers would flow forever with the pristine crystal clear water of many a year ago. A time when the...read more
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Will our Great Rivers Die Sadly enough, some of our great rivers have died.The 1900's brought about numerous economic and social demands. Unfortanetly,this left the beautiful...read more
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by Aparna Guru
The complete disappearance of any river is not an easy thing to predict, because there may be a lot of factors pertaining to the extinction of a river. Setting aside the ill aff...read more
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by Mechgold
Yes, because since creation or the beginning rivers are their to sustain life but it continue to change. His existence is vital and infallible. The natural stream of water usual...read more
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Great rivers in the tropical climates are likely to die. Great rivers in the temperate climates are not likely to. This is due to the effect of global warming as a result of man...read more
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by Tara Meldrum
No one wants to believe it and no one wants to face it. But the truth of the matter is that in today's society, we face a great deal of problems. When hearing about them, most p...read more
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by Kelly Piercy
Will great rivers die? Of course; some have already died and been reborn. Some have died to never be again. The simplest defense frames the question in two inter-related li...read more
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by Dr Sal Levy
Less than one percent of water on Earth is found as fresh water in lakes and rivers. This water is vital to all land-living creatures. The world's rivers have forever been a sou...read more
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by Sylvia Page
Will The Great Rivers Die? It is a yes and no answer. I don't want to be the prophet of doom and say, "yes they will all die". As after all it is within the power of man to keep...read more
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Nature always finds a way. This is a saying I have always found fascinating as it Makes me realize just how small human life and our evolution can seem in the grand scale of ...read more
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The Columbia, the Snake, the Missouri and the mighty Mississippi were all here before humans. European explorers crossed this natural borders. Homesteaders followed in the que...read more
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We are all aware that standing water is dead water if no recycling process occurs to aerate and purify it. The important thing which makes rivers different from stagnant pools ...read more
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The global warming of the Earth climate is already causing heavy effects and one of them is not the least; the temperate, tropical and equatorial regions are becoming drier and ...read more
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Without intervention, the tragedy of our times may well be our legacy of environmental degradation for economic rewards. As early as the turn of the 20th century and continuing...read more
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I don't think our great river systems will die! I don't think they will continue to supply us with our needs in the manner they have for most of recorded history either! I...read more
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