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What are Water What are Water Disasters???Disasters???

Water disasters are everywhere. For Water disasters are everywhere. For all you know, you could be in danger all you know, you could be in danger of one! There are a whole lot of of one! There are a whole lot of them, but here are the most them, but here are the most common…common…

Water “Weather”Water “Weather”

Water weather is Water weather is what it sounds like. what it sounds like. Hurricanes and Hurricanes and floods are two of floods are two of them. If you are in them. If you are in danger of one, you danger of one, you should keep current should keep current on weather and on weather and always be prepared. always be prepared.

SanitationSanitation

Sanitation problems are Sanitation problems are everywhere. Most people everywhere. Most people get their water from get their water from underground. Toxic waste underground. Toxic waste above ground can leak above ground can leak through cracks and go into through cracks and go into the aquifers (underground the aquifers (underground pools of water). This is a pools of water). This is a big problem because people big problem because people will probably drink that will probably drink that water. To make it worse, water. To make it worse, the poisons don’t clean out the poisons don’t clean out for about 100 years. Don’t for about 100 years. Don’t get too scared, though. get too scared, though. Some states made laws that Some states made laws that you’re not allowed to out you’re not allowed to out toxic waste.toxic waste.

Sanitation problems:Sanitation problems:Diseases-Diseases-CholeraCholeraDysenteryDysenteryTyphoid FeverTyphoid FeverWater qualityWater qualityPoisonsPoisons

=Water Diseases=Water Diseases

=Sanitation problems =Sanitation problems

Not enough!Not enough!

In some areas, In some areas, shortages of water shortages of water are common. In are common. In other areas, there other areas, there is so much water is so much water that you would that you would think it to be think it to be impossible. But it impossible. But it can happen.can happen.

Types:Types:

The El Nino affectThe El Nino affect

DroughtsDroughts

Opposite of droughtsOpposite of droughts

The opposite of The opposite of droughts is a big droughts is a big problem. It’s problem. It’s drowning. That’s drowning. That’s why everyone why everyone should learn how to should learn how to swim.swim.

How do I be ready for water How do I be ready for water disasters?disasters?

Keep current on weather in ways like Keep current on weather in ways like the weather channel. Or you could the weather channel. Or you could use the old fashioned way (looking use the old fashioned way (looking outside, you might be able to see outside, you might be able to see something). If you are in a place something). If you are in a place where one could happen, it is a good where one could happen, it is a good idea to have a kit hat has everything idea to have a kit hat has everything you might need in an emergency. you might need in an emergency.

AdviceAdvice

Hurricane Hurricane Get a bag or box to Get a bag or box to keep emergency keep emergency supplies in. supplies in.

Flood/DrowningFlood/Drowning Become a really good Become a really good swimmer.swimmer.

Diseases/Water Diseases/Water Quality/PoisonsQuality/Poisons

Always have Always have medicine ready!medicine ready!

DroughtDrought Always have some Always have some bottled water.bottled water.