“Roughly, a liter of water is required to produce every calorie, so an adequate daily diet requires more than 2,000 liters of water to produce enough food for one person. Of this, 40 percent on global average can come from irrigated agriculture. New factors such as increasing world population and improved affluence will further strain water resources. In addition, the uncertain effects of climate change on drought, floods, and agricultural productivity will exacerbate the situation.
If we continue to apply current water management practices, by 2050 the global agricultural sector will need to double the amount of water used to feed the world.” Agriculture: Meeting the Water Challenge by Nadia S. Halim, John Hopkins water magazine
Water of the Earth
For the Earth
Siphoned and sucked into
Nine billion thirsty mouths
Not to mention
The car wash
The swimming pool
And the golf course
In former ages,
Its power created
Canyon carvings and
Cave formations
What does Water want…for itself?
© 2017, Priscilla Galasso
The BeZine 
I love that you’ve pointed out some of the non-essentials. You ask a good question and I wish that more of us humans cared about answering it in a non-selfish manner.
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