Drought Crisis In Africa

Have you ever been in a drought crisis? There are countries in Africa currently suffering from one. The continent of Africa currently has a numberless amount of countries going through this tragedy. This has caused many of its residents to have to drink from filthy water out of the ground. The water pulled from the ground has debris of all kind floating atop its surface. This whole tragedy is caused by one source, large rock formations. One of the consequences of this crisis is the fact that some of Africa's residents have been forced to drink out of holes in riverbeds. Not only is muddy water found in these small holes, debris floating atop the surface is also found. In passage A, the text states, " Children in some African counties often miss school because of illnesses resulting from unclean water and poor sanitation practices." This shows that the contaminated water goes as far as keeping children from accelerating in their education. This is important,

This was the result, because the demand for food is accelerating at a fast rate. In passage A, the text states, " As more and more people move closer to populated cities, the food supply demand grows." This proves that more people moving to the popular cities constantly, is causing stress on those cities, to the point where they are using so much fertilizer. In passage A, the text also states, " Farming and agriculture have increased, creating the need for more fertilizers that are damaging the water supply." This shows that because of the growing population in the cities, fertilizers are needed to grow plants faster. Therefore, when the fertilizers get washed away, they damage the water source. Damaging the water source then becomes a cause of the water crisis. In conclusion, one of the causes of the water crisis in Africa, is the growing population in popular