How can water become exhausted in the future?

Question

how can water become exhausted in the future?

Answer 1

Well, I suppose since global warming is really taking its toll on the earth and drying everything up, there won't be as much precipitation to fill the lakes and rivers. It would have to take a while though...

Answer 2

It cannot . A lake can be drained or a river run dry but we live in a close system. The water moves around..but is never lost. If you pump a well dry for irrigation it will go into the sky as vapor to become clouds which rain elsewhere and fill someone elses well or it will run off to another aquifer.

Answer 3

please clarify if you mean H2O or potable water.  I will get back to you.

Water it self can not be exhaust. the state can change in form from gaseous, liquid or solid. Water can be used but it will still remain water. The bonds between Hydrogen and oxygen can be broken with some energy applied but the bonds will return.

Hydrogen can combine with other elements to create or release energy in the form of heat and light.  A fuel cell will convert the stored energy of hydrogen to mechanical energy but in the end it returns to be water.

Hope this helps

Answer 4

it cant, in fact we we gain several tons of water every day through the fall of micro meteoroids that consist of or contain water.

we do lose a little through its break down in the upper atmosphere.

the only way large quantity's of water can be made unavailable to us is if global cooling(as in the ice ages) lock it up in permanent ice sheets near the polar regions.

other wise its constantly recycled as rain.

Answer 5

A great example of the exhaustion of water can be seen in the Colorado River.  Yes, the river is still there, however, it no longer regularly reaches the Sea of Cortez.  The use of water has been over allocated between Upper Basin states, Lower Basin states, and Mexico.  So the allocation of the water of the Colorado River has been exhausted.  Additionally, legal water rights (or claims) of individuals or companies have no expiration date as long as they are used often enough giving no room for the changes of nature.  Therefore, in the case of climate change, if a river's annual streamflow declines then the water of that river can become over allocated and exhausted.

Answer 6

IF Global WOrming happens which is almost happening

water cah become exhausted or

climate changes

Answer 7

Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.

Answer 8

It won't be exhausted, the amount of water will be relatively constant.  We are in fact, producing more water every day as we burn fossil fuels (they contain hydrogen as well as carbon, and when the hydrogen is burned, it makes water).

But, it may not be where you want it to be.  That's what weather patterns do.

Answer 9

NO BUT ITS GOOD TO DRINK IT DOESNT MAKE ME EXHAUSTED IT GIVES ME ENERGY TO WORK ALL THE TIME THATS WHY IM SO SMART.

Answer 10

It can if climate changes make less rain and snow for areas and that means the water in the lakes and rivers do not replenish.

Typically it might happen in places like Colorado or Arizona.  Los Angeles also has water shortages but if they build  desalinization plants for sea water like they have in Israel, they will be ok.