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How would you feel if we had to collect and melt snow in order to conserve water? Would you be willing to do this? What would your main concerns be in doing this? Do you think that we could have a water shortage in Cincinnati? Why or why not?
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1 – 200 of 201 Newer› Newest»I think it would be really weird to use melted snow as water. I guess i'd be willing to do this. I mean it would be better to have it than not having any water. I'd be scared that the snow would be dirty though. I don't think we would get a water shortage in Cincinnatin because in Beijing they said it was caused by global warming, drought, and all the people that live there, and in Cincinnati there isn't that many people.
Um i wouldnt like to do that but if it was for survival i would probably do it. so yeah i would be willing to do it. My main concern would probably be parisites in the snow unless we had something to purifie it then i would be kinda catious. No i dont think we could have a water shortage because 1. the rain we get helps 2. we have the cincinnati river to.
I would not like to have to collect snow for water and i would be willing to do this only for survival. My main concern would be that the water might be dirty. I do not think that we could have a water shortage because we live right by a river
I agree with sydney in beijing ts becuase they are having global warming and drought and here that hasnt effected us.
Anthony i agree with you. I would be concerned on parasites in the snow. Would they be ce collecting it after it hit the ground and animals could have walked on it? I wouldn't be as worried if they puified it, though.
i would feel less free because i would ahve to worry if i had water or not. i would be willing to help for the city.my main concerns would be that the machines could stop working or i could get hurt. i do not think that cincinnati would have a water shortage because we arent in a dry area or anything. if anything somewhere like kansas or utah would have a water shortage.
Well, if Cincinnati had to melt snow to conserve water, I would understand it but, blame it on GLOBAL WARMING?! Global warming MELTS GLACIERS, SO RISING WATER LEVELS PEOPLE!!! This makes as much sense as a camel that died of thirst. We will not have a water shortage because we live by a river that flows from the great lakes, to the canals and to the ocean with MELTING GLACIERS!! ALL SYSTEMS LEAD TO SOME WHERE. So don't go and throw some garbage down that drain, it will effect EVERYTHING!
I agree with tony because i also think that the water should be purified before you would drink it
I do think that its because we dont have that many peole in Cincinnati like Beijing does, so we do not have a shortage. Do you think there's any other reasons we don't?
Uhm to be honest... I would hate to have melted snow for my water. I mean it's a good idea specialy in beijing because they have alot of people but how do they get water when it doesnt snow? And it's kind of their fault because they keep letting the population grow and grow. If in the snow there was something that could be harmful to human kinds then it would kill people wouldn't it? I just wouldn't feel safe. I doubt it, we are surrounded by rivers and lakes and it most unlikly we will run out of water to use melted snow for water.
I would feel awkard and weird to use melted snow as water.
I guess I have to do this to survive.It would be better to have the melted snow for water than nothing at all.
My main concerns would be that the snow would be dirty and have bacteria/diseases in the snow.
I don't think we would get a water shortage in Cincinnati because in Beijing they said it was caused by global warming, drought, and all the people that live there, but in Cincinnati there isn't as many people who live here then Bejing.
@kaleb
I agree with you. I will only drink melted snow for water in order to survive and also my main concern is that the snow might be dirty.
I would feel as little weird drinking water that came from melted snow because it would probably not taste the same as regular water we drink. I would probably do it because have melted snow as water is better thasn not having anything. My main concerns would be the water tasting nasy or weird and me thinking that the snow was dirty. No i do not think we would have water shortage in Cincinnati because experts say that the water shortage in beijing is cause by global warming and drought. Also Beijing has more of a population than Cincinnati does.
I would feel over worked if i had to collect snow to melt for water. I would never want to collect snow for water. My main concern would be running out of water. I do not think we could have a water shortage in Cincinnati because we live right next to the Ohio River and we could just filter that water. Two high powered heaters on veichles will be used to melt some of the snow. Clean snow will also be dumped into dammed sections in three rivers that drift through the city. For years northern China has been battling a water shortage. Water consumption in Beijing, with a population of nearly 20 million and growing, rose to 3 billion cubic metres last year. The city was hit by its worst snowstorm, which lasted 20 hours with an average snowfall of nearly 11 millimetres.
Ethan Merucrio
It would be weird to collect snow and melt it inorder to be able to drink water and conserve it..I would be willing to do this if we needed it badly because I and my country would need water. My main concerns would be drinking dirty water ot bathing in dirty water. I dont think we would have a water shortagen in Cincinnati, because of the big full river we have and all of the lakes. Also, since there isnt many people I dont think it would happen, and a dought wouldnt likely happen either here in Cincinnati.
I agree with Anthony:
I would be worried if there would be parasites in the snow because i would not want to drink that water.
Ethan Merucrio
Sydney,
I would be scared about the snow being dirty and I would feel a little weird drinking it because it just wouldn't be the same.
Sydney, ther is a reason why we do not have a shortage, is because we have a clean water source. Mainly the river, but in Beijing, its the opposite, they have no nearby water systems within a 100 mile radius. So problem 1 in China, imported water, they need to import water to have a safe drinking water source. They have the Yellow River, but it is so heavily contaminated, it is un useable. Problem 2, over grown population, Beijing is a heavily populated city, so heavly, that it is a fourth of Europes population
@rachel
Thats what I think too. What if there are dieses or bacteria in snow they are drinking? Then there would be more deaths and people going to the hospital which i think is worse. why can't people from around the world just donate water? Like a fundraiser or something
Sydney I agree with you, and probably because we have so many water souces, like the river, and all of the lakes we have could help keep the water level high and enough for us.
i agree with sean and how they blame it on global warming
I would feel poor. Yes I would do it and store te water for later. My main concerns would be how dirty would the snow be. yes it is possible for us to have a water shorttage but i dont think we would because in cincinnati there are not as many people in cincinnati than in Beijing.
Deborah,
I never thought of that before. Like how they get water when it doesn't snow. I was also thinking about it harming humans with the snow being dirty.
like anthony said i would do it for survival if i would ever need to
@megan
Do you think water and melted snow would taste the same? If not I wonder what it would taste like...
Anthony
I agree with you. I would be concerned about parasites being in the snow. Would the parasites be collected before the process of melting snow?
I would still be worried if they puified the snow somehow but I would still be very careful about drinking the melted snow.
It would be extremely odd if we used melted snow for water, but very resourceful at the same time. Although it would be weird, I guess I would still do it. I think I would be worried about something being in my water, like dirt or dog pee. I don't thik that there could be a water shortage in CIncinnati. Although anything is possible I would think that there is a very low chance. We also don't have s many people as Beijing or as bad of pollution as they do, to make the global warming.
Does everybody have to collect snow in Beijing? Or does only water companies?
I think whoever collects snow in Beijing that is not asked to or does not have to, should get something, like money, or a small treat because the snow adds up and it could be saving a whole country.
Two vehicles with highpowered heaters capable of processing around 100 cubic meters (3,500 cubic feet)Water consumption in Beijing, with a population of nearly 20 million and growing, rose to 3.55 billion cubic metres last year, compared with its water supply of 2.18 billion and i think they are really smart to be using the ice and snow for water
Sydney, I agree with yourpost, and I would also be afraid of dirt being in my water.... that would be so weird
if i didnt have much water to live on then i would be open to drink melted snow. but if i wasn't forced to then i don't think i would because melting snow with car heaters sounds a little sick, but maybe it's not so sick. since beijing is full of a lot of people, global warming must have really affected them. i think it's crazy to have a snowstorm that lasts 20 hours.
YAHANZ VELASQUEZ
Deborah, I agree with you about having people from around the world donate water, because if it doesnt snow enough or not at all what are they going ti do? There should be a fundrasier!
i agree wwith sydney but it is there last resort and i think it was weird and all the pulutins in the snow could harm the people
i think it would be cool to melt snow for water. I would definitly be willing to drink the water even if it might taste a little different. I don't think i would have any concerns on it. I dont think we would ever have a water shortage in cincinnati because in Beijing they have a ton more people to give water to than in Cincinnati.
Madison, I never thought about bathing in dirty water, that would be disgusting! What would the point of taking a shower even be?
i agree with shane and also think that they are smart for melting snow but still think it might not taste the same.
YAHANZ VELASQUEZ
@ Anthony
In the article it says they will use clean snow, so I don't think you would have to worry about the parisites or perify it. And i don't think there has anything to do with global warming.
i would not like it that would be very tuff just to get something you need. yes i wolud because i knoqw i need it to survive. if the water is safe to drink with the chemicals. no i dont because we have very much water and we have very much water
i agree with tony if i had to do it to survived then i have to because we needed to survive
i agree with stefinee haveing to do this would be very wierd
Deborah,
Honestly, I don't think water and snow would taste the same because in winter if you are out in the snow and you eat it, i think it's so gross. I think water is way better.
i would melt snow for water for other people, but i wouldent be willing to do it id rather do something else. their also could be germs in the snow so it might not be a good idea
~Daniel O'Hearn~
I also think it would be kind of weird to use melted snow as water. However if that is the only way to overcome the water shortage then we have to do what we have to do. It wouldnt really bother me that much because it would probably taste the same but if there was a difference in taste people probably would complain. If people would start caring about global warming then mabey there could be a diference in our water but i dont know.
That would stink to have to collect snow but I would do it if I needed to stay highdrataded and have water.I would hate if that happened in cincinnati.
i agree with stefinee haveing to do this would be wierd
~Daniel O'Hearn~
@Brenden
I aggree i would feel kinda poor too. I would also be concerned about the germs in the snow and if they would hurt us.
I think that it would wierd if we had to collect and melt the snow in order to consere water. I guess i'd be willing to do this. I mean it would be better to have it than to not have it. My major concern in doing this would mainly be, is the snow clean? I dont think that Cincinnati will ahve a water shortage anytime soon because in Beijing they said it was caused by global warming, drought, and all the people that live there.
I would feel normal useing melted snow as water as long as it isnt yellow or any other color. yes we could have a water shortage all that would need to happen is that the ohio river would need to get to poluded to were if you went swimming in it you would come back out with 2 extra heads.
I agree with stephanie its a veary unlikly chance that we would have a drought.
@abby jaspers
I would also be concerned about the germs in the snow and if they would hurt us.I wouldn't be as worried if they puified it, though.
I also agree with Anthony:
I would be worried if there would be parasites in the snow or that the snow was dirty.
It would be really different to use snow as water storage but I think I would be ok with it. I would sort of be mad being a kid because that takes the snow for them to play in but if they need water that bad, they would just have to adjust. I'm not sure water would taste the same either because as humans, we taste impurities in water easily. If you've ever eaten snow on a snow day, you know it doesn't taste the same as our tap water. So I don't think I would be too happy with it but if we were that desperate for water, I would get over it. I don't think we'll be doing that in Cincinnati though, because one of the main reasons they needed a water storage is because of their large popuation and here in Cincinnati, we don't have nearly as many people.
I can't believe that Beijing has to melt snow into water. Well, I guess they have no other choice besides dying of thirst, but we could bring water over to them since e have a large amount of it. I don't think that Cincinnati would die out because of water shortage because Beijing is only like this from all the people that live there, and Global Warming. :3
I would not like to use melted snow as water. It could be dirty and not safe. I would not like to gather the snow, but I would if neccasary for survival. I doubt that Cincinnati could have a water shortage due to amount of people, but drought and damming rivers could be a problem.
Posted by Sam Tendam
I would feel awkward if I had to use snow as water, but if it was the only way for water then sure, I'd be willing to do it. I'd have to make sure the water wouldn't be dirty, and I know it would taste weird cause I've eat it before in winter,(: haha, but I doubt we would have a water shortage in Cincinnati because for years northern China has been battling a water shortage that people say is caused by global warming and because many people live there, and here in Cincinnati they aren't as much as there are in Beijing.
-Corissa Sturm,(:
candi sheehan
i would be happy because people who polutated alot would be paying for what they did to our planet but angry because i would have to do the same.i would probably be willing to collect and melt the water because i would need water to drink too.my main concerns would be that the snow would be poluted or that i wouldent have enough water to survive.i think we probably wouldnt have a water shortage because there are alot of streams and rivers around cincinnati.
I agree with Elizabeth. I would be concerned about the water being clean and if it would be harmful to the people of Beijing. I dont know if I would be ok with snow as water. It would make me feel dirty drinking snow because snow doesn't seem very healthy to use as a main water source. I think they shouldn't risk people getting sick or even severely ill and find an alternate water source.
im suprise china isn out of water they are very populated and they are probrably moving to another state but im sure the water will be back
P.S: i do not beileve in global warming
@Anthony Papathanas:
I agree with not collecting snow unless it's for survival. I also agree with the idea about parasites in the snow. We may have the Ohio river, but China has quite a few rivers too.
Posted By Sam Tendam
@ Jaspers, Abby
I agree with your post. It would be really different, and I wouldn't doubt that people would complain, I probably would a little, I'm not gonna lie, but I'd get used to it after a while.
-Corissa Sturm,(:
it would suck if we had to collect and melt the snow because that is a lot of work and i'm lazy. I wouldn't be willing to do this because its to much work just to get water or h2o. my main consern is like sean said globle warming. yes we could have a water storage like ethan said in the ohio river to filter the water for ohio.
kelly rogers
i disagree with sydney because beijing is way more populated than cincinati
I would would feel poor because we would have to collect and melt it instead of turning a handle.If I had to do this I would. Is the snow polluted? I wouldn`t think so because we don`t have that many people compared to beijing.
David Meiners
I would feel rather nervous and I would hope to god we have a lot of snow days. I would be deffinately willing to do this because I would do anything we can to get as much water as possible. My main concerns would be what if we don't get enough snow, I don't think you can cxount on just snow for a water resource so I think we would need a backup plan. I do not think we would have a water shortage, the reason I say this is because as a last resort we could use Ohio river water and clean it to make it able to drink. I hope that never happens because Ohio River water is not what I want to take a shower in or drink! I highly doubt it will happen, atleast not for a long time.
- Michael Van Schoik
anthony its the Ohio river not 'cincinnati river' and that is too poluted to drink or cook with anywayand sean camels can die of thirst if they havent had water in a really long time
Tony i agree with you to we do have the river and we dont have as many people.
David Meiners
Sydney I agree it would be wierd but it's better than not having water at all. So, what ever it takes to get water would be necesary.
Michael Van Schoik
i think that would be nasty it would be dirty and have footprints and mud in it. i would drink it because i have to drink water to live. i would be thinking about all the mud and dirt in it. we wouldnt need it because there isnt that many people in cincinnati as there is in beijing.
I think it would be weird melting snow as water but I dont think I would be willing to melt snow as water because the snow might be dirty. I would probably move somewhere else to avoid having to do this. I don't think that Cinncinati would have a water shortage because we are so close to the Ohio river.
I understand what you mean Debrah accept I think it woold not be my first choice, but like Sydney said better to have water than no water. I sorda think it is China's fault, but at the same time it is because of Global Warming.
- Michael Van Schoik
I agree with Sydney because in Bejing, they have problems with global warming and drought and more people live there than in Cincinnati so it is less likely for there to be a water shortage in Cincinnati than in Bejing.
i agree with almost everyone because everyone said globle warming. yes everyone is right but how do we stop it? i have no idea but someone should do something about it. the question is who will help the situation?
kelly rogers
Ethan, I think it would be toughbut it's better than nothing so you might as well try it, you have nothing to loose.
- Michael Van Schoik
I would not want to use melted snow for my water.if i really had to i would.it is a really good idea if you have no water and thats all you can do. i have a ouesion though what if it does not snow?what do they do i guess they could have left over water. i think we would never have to do that because we dont get droughts.if the snow was dirty i would not want to drink it thats why i would be scared to drink it.
~Kailey Carter~
i agrre sydney i think it would be willing to drink it to live but otherwise i wouldnt
I agree with Sydney I would be scared to drink the snow because what if the snow was dirty.
~Kailey Carter~
i dont think i would know a difference in useing the melted snow.i would be willing to do this becuase as long as they filter the snow it would be the same as regular wtaer.the main concern doing this is there would be no snow to use. i think we would have a watere shortage because we dont get a lot of snow so we wouldnt have any water. no snow = no water.
I think it is an intelligent idea to use snow as water. Its good for people up north who receive a lot of snow. I would so be willing to do this because ITS FREE. all the snow is from the sky, no cost! My main concerns are that I hope they purifie this water first! I think we could have a water shortage because the city of Cincinnati is populated a lot. But the bad thing is, is that we dont receive alot of snow:(
~Charlie Freudemann~
but i also agree with rachel i would feel really okwared becuase just the fact of knowing that we are useing melted snow
I agree with sydney that the water would be nasty and dity to drink.
~Charlie Freudemann
I think it eould be too much work to collect enough clean snow to last that long but I would have to do this if I wanted to live. some of my main concerns would be dieses bec ause we don't know whats in the snow or what happend to the snow. I dont' think so because of all the water sources we have in cincinnati like rivers and lakes but if all that dries up then well have a water shortage so it's possobile.
Ryan Bussard
To: Charlie Freudman
I agree with you Charlie it is a good idea to use snow as water but what about the risk of bacteria and diasese?
Ryan Buassard
I think that's a good idea to use melted snow as water. I mean, they have no choice, do they? I would totally be willing to do this so we can have water to drink. It's better than having nothing drink. Water is important because we use it to shower and wash our hands and flush the toilet and cook. Though, I am concerned about the snow. It could be dirty and nobody wants to drink dirty snow. We probably won't get a water shortage in Cincinnati anytime soon because our river provides lots of water to us. Plus, we're not having global warming and there isn't many people here in Cincinnati. :)
-Emily Heckman
I think it would be really weird to do. Probably, not because part of it looks boring and part of it doesn't. No, because we really don't get that much snow to be able to conserve water.
Ryan Bussard:
You're right about the risk of having bacteria and disease. I think that would be really nasty to drink dirty snow. I hope they have clean snow and use that as water.
-Emily Heckman
I agree with Sydney Kilgore:
Because some snow can be dirty and we not knowing it. Also, she's right because if we didn't do this there would be no extra wateer for us.
If we had to collect snow and melt it for water, first I would think: that's weird. I think I would be willing to do this. The only thig is, I would be kind of worried about the content of the water. Like is it safe to drink? Are the things they use to melt it safe? Could we get sick from this? I don't really think we would have a water shortage in Cincinnati. Cincinnati is so small compared to Beijing, who has like millions of people living there. China is over populated, unlike the United States, so I don't think we would have that problem. They say that their water shortage is caused by global warming. I don't think it is. They could just be having a dry season or something.
I would feel confused and upset that we would have to go that far to have or conserve water. I would only be willing to do this if we had to take drastic measures. If this would the right thing to do and if there was another way to get water. Only if there was a major snow storm or major drought whitch would make the pipes rust or bust. Other than that I don't think that we (in Cincinnati) would have a sortage of water.
Alex Richmond
Melting and clolecting snow for water- During the winter i do eat snow:) but having no choice but to drink it, with no other water. Experts say global warming has caused this and it has happened for years.
My main concerns with this would be is it clean enough? because it says that they clean it but still, eating snow that you dont know where it has been!
NO- i do not think we will have one in cincinnati. WE have had droughts before over summer. But we have other ways of getting water besides snow, i think.
Also there are billions in Beijing and nowhere near that many people here!
If I had to collect and melt snow to get some water, I wouldnt mind too much. I would be willing to do this because it IS better than dying of dehydration. Well, my main concern is that even though it IS a good idea, snow turns to water under heat, and water evaporates under heat, which means you will get less water than the snow you melt. It is a possibility but I doubt it will happen, because we are right near a river and we have systems for cleansing and purifying water.
Collecting and melting snow to get water is a little weird. Its a smart idea but its just a little odd. I guess if we were in need of water then yeah I would be willing to do this plan but we dont really need it. I would be concerned about where they are getting the "clean" snow, and how do they know its clean? I would be worried about the snow being dirty. We really dont need a water storage, people in China are demanding it because of their global warming and drought issuses. We dont really have anyone demanid or complaining about the water storage mostly because we dnt have an of those issues.
Kylie
@Kailey Carter,
I was wondering what would happan if it didntsnow too, or where they would put the extra water. Wold they build a water tower?
@ Kilgore, Sidney
I don't think you should be worried about dirt because the heat would eradicate any bacteria in the snow while it turned to water.
@Emma:
I agree. With the cleanlieness of the water is it safe? the people thet drink it probably dont know where it comes from and how would you clean it? You cant really get big bunches and cut off the bad parts also bugs could lve in there. But if thats the only choice they have then go with it.
when i heard that bejing was melting snow for water i was shocked i had no idea that they would do thath for water i guess i would to if i had no water and i was really thirsty so i guess you got to do what you got to do.
-Dylan Humbert
I agree anthony if it were survival I would do it but only for that. And If we had to rely on a river we would rely on the Ohio river.
Alex Richmond
@ sean laake
true, heat does melt glaciers which gives us more water to access. I like your analogy with the camel that died of thirst!
It would be weird if we had to collect snow then melt it. I know that I am not willing to do that. My concern would be if there was leafs, sticks, and dog poop would be hiden in it. We could have water storage in cincinnati it might work but we have rain wear the water can be there.
i think that it would be really strange to collect and melt snow to conserve water. i would not be willing to do this and i agree with stephine, i wouldn't think that Cincinnati would have a water shortage, b ut anything could happen!!
I would hate to have to melt snow to get my drinking water. I would hate to do this every time I get thirsty. My main concirn would be the smog that builds up in the atmosphere. I don't think that we will have to do this because we sometimes get water from the ocean.
if our water was all from melted snow i would be scared to drink it. but if i didnt have any water i would die so i guess i would have to. i dont thionk cincinnati will get water shortage at all. cause bejing is different. @sydney kilgore
thats right it would be scaring that it would be dirty.
~Kristin Murphy<33
I would fell unsure if we had to. Is the snow that is going to be melted clean enough to drink? If the snow is contaminated with anything.Maybe. If we keep on using the water that we are now we mmay have a water shortage.
i wouldn't find it wierd to us melting ice as water because its like eating meltind ice. it really doesnt make diference to me really they are the same its like hail it comes from the sky and it freezes so if you freeze water it turns to ice then it melts. im really not sure if cincinnati should have a water storage it doesnt matter to me
kaled quinlan how come you dont want to collect snow for water but it is a good resource for survival
I would be scared and worried if my whole life depended on snow it would not make snow fun any more because if you played in it and then loose water. No because we have a river right next to us.
ithink it would be cool to drink snow water some people eat snow already. just dont eat the brown or yellow snow and u should be fine.taylor roberts
That would be kind of weird to collect and melt snow. Yes I would be willing to do it. I just wouldnt wont the snow to be all dirty then it would be like brown water. No, because there is not that many people in Cincinnati compared to Beijing
Sydney, I agree with you on the globel warming
I would feel that we wasted a lot of water and did a poor job. I think it would be weird, however survival does not always involve fun things and this would be a sacrifice we would have to make. Probably not within our lifetime, but possible if we live to see the 2070's and 2080's. We get a descent,yet decreasing, amount of rain. We also have the Ohio River, and the great lakes. It can and likely will happen in hundreds of years, however that is just an opinion of mine.
I totaally agree withyou Anthony. I think that germs could be a problem. Espicially a parasite epidemic. That is the last thing we need if we are melting snow for water! I would only hope they purified it very well in this situation.
I think that melting snow would be an absolute last resort of desperation for Cincinnati. In the U.S.A, places with numbers of surplus water would be willing to share or forced to share if it were just a few cities. If it were the whole country, I think it would be everyman for himself and eventuall, marshal law would kick in.
i would like conserving snow to make water but then i wouldnt because there is bad snow and there is good snow.i guess i would be willing to do this. will i get sick from some of the snow. is the snow safe or not.i think we could and i think we couldnt. i think we could because if all of the rivers and lakes around cincinnati, and i think we couldnt because we dont like near any major oceans
I think it would be akward using melted snow for water.I would be willing to do this so I do not get dehydrated.My main concerns would be scared if the snow was dirty or had chemicals in there like salt.No I do not think we could have a shortage, because in Beijing they said it was due to global warming, also Beijing has alot of people living there and we do not have as many people living here.
@ Kaleb I would also only do this for survival
I think it would be really fun to collect the snow and just melt it to make water!!!I would be willing to do this!I really don't have any concerns on this!Maybe, if people stop making water out of snow or we don't get any snow (That would be really bad)!
<3 Abbey <3
I would feel like something needs to be done about the water shortage. I would be willing to do this because I would not want to die of thirst. How much energy would have to be used to melt the snow. No, because we have a river right next to our city.
I agree with sydney it would be a little weird, but it would pay off in the end. You wouldn't want to go without water for a long time.
I would think it would be hard to melt snow into water.I would not do this because the snow could be dirty because of soil and cars driving by.I think we could have water shortage in Ohio if we waste a lot of water.
I agree with Sydney Kilgore.But if the snow gets dirty we can find something to purify the snow unfortunatly Bejing does not have that technology.
i also think there could be a water shortage in ohio because if it is very cold outside our pipes might freeze then we would be screwed until the pipes thaw in spring.
I like that the chinease found a creative way to get water from snow. i like that they clean the water. But i agree with kaleb it would be grose to get water snow.
In Beijing and in a lot of places in Asia they have to melt snow and ice for drinking water because of global warming. They have to put snow in many rivers because of irrigation and the water levels. For a long time China has been battling water shortages because of global warming. There has been a drout for a long time.
Beijing will collect and melt snow this winter because of the water shortage but i dont think cincinatti will have a water shortage because theres a lot more people in beijing than in cincinatti
Adam Lyons
i agree with brendan because i would be woried about the nasty water
Adam Lyons
to use melted snow instead of water would be really weird. but isn't it just the same thing? can't they just get water from a river somewhere? what happens if it doesn't snow?plus, what would they do during warmer months when there is no snow. i might be willing to do this, but only if they cleaned it really well, otherwise that would be nasty. i don't think that cincinnati would have a really bad water shortage like beijing. i think this because beijing got one because of all the people that live there, global warming, and drought.i mean there's about 20 million people in beijing. that's a lot of people that want water.
it said on january 3rd last year that had their worst snow storm since 1951. i geuss with that much snow they might be okay with the whole useing snow as water thing. but i'm stil not sure about using it i think it would be too dirty. i know i said that i would use the melted snow only if they cleaned it super well but even then i don't think i would use it.
I agree with Anthony and Sydney Because the global warming hasn't affected us yet.
i think that it would be a bad idea because it would be dirty, i guess i would be willing to do this. at leats we have water instead of nothing.id be scared of dirty water. i dont think it would be in cincinnati because we live right by a water way.
i lik that the chinease found a creative way to get water. I agree with kaleb some times the snow could be dirty. by ted young
i agree with hailey Hoover because what if it doesnt snow,?
@ abby jaspers,
i agree abby.it would be weird to use melted snow as water. yeah if you put that way. if we had i geuss i would use it. yeah, since melted snow is basically the same thing so it would probably taste the same thing. if people did actually care about global warming then they probably wouldn't have this problem.
no i wouldent melt snow wait for snow all year and i was born in winter was snowing i guess im ammuned to it christian bond
@sara: yeah that's true. I guess it's just for survival. That's probably the only time I would ever eat melted snow! Actually, I have eaten it before. Me and Natalie Elchynski took slushie mix out side and poured it on the snow and ate it! It tasted pretty good! Ha ha!
If I had to collect and melt snow for water, I would feel EXTREMELY weird... I mean, just imagine...having to collect snow to have water. I guess I would be willing to do this. I would want water. It would definately be better to have some rather than none. How are they going to melt the snow? Will they filter it or not? I think Bejing is a pretty dirty city, so what if there would be some sort of disease? That would be pretty dangerous. A lot of people could die, they have a huge population. I don't think we could have a water shortage in Cincinnati because number one we are right next to a river, number two Bejing has a very big population which, more people would have a demand for water and we don't have that big of a population, number three it says the little water supplies in Bejing was caused by drought and global warming.
i would be mad if we had to colect snow for water but on the other hamd it would save money.no because it would get boring and old to me i would rather take the easy way in using water.my main concerns are doing this repetative of times.no i really don't think we would have a water shortage in cincinnati.because we don't have as big as a population as bejing.
@ Anthony Papathanas:
I agree when you said you would only do it for survival because it woild just be weird to do it for no reason. How do the people living there feel about it? Is it a life or death situation? Can't they import it from somewhere else? How did they get this idea? Who came up with it? I need answers!!!!!!!!
I would never drink water if we had to melt snow for conservative water. I know I sound all pre madona but to me thats nasty. Well you have to survive some how right ? I think I would catch some sort of virus or something because, there is something called acid rain right ? So I think there would be something called acid snow. I dont think we would because, of are filthy dirty river.
I agree with Sydney Kilgore's comment because , she gives alot of detail.
@ Alex Reichling
Wouldn't you have to be concearn what if there are pollutants in it that could get us sick
I think that it would be hard but if they need water than they need to do what they need to do. probably but it would be very hard.
if we kept doing this if the water would get diesiesses. No because we could filter the water from the ohio river.
Nick Aichele
I would be nerves if I had to drink mealted water. If I had to survive I would drink mealted snow. At first I would not be on boared with drinking snow water. My main concern for drinking mealted snow water is the snow that gets mealted for watermay not be clean. I believe that there would not be a water shortage any time soon. I believe this because the articale said that the reason for mealting the snow for water is becasue of global warming, drought, and to many pepole.
I agree with sydney. iot would bewierd to use snow for water ut we would have to do it.
nick Aichele
I think it would be kinda wierd if we melted snow and used it as water because it was on the ground and it was outside. I would do it, but I wouldnt be able to drink it myself. I would probably water my moms plants with it. I would use snow that was it the middle of the floor and no one touched it yet to make a snow cone or shaved ice but I wouldn't drink it. I think we could have water shortage if we dont save water, and take advantage of it. When we turn on the hot water to wait for it to turn warm we could use the cold water to water the plants. to save water. And especially when we brush our teeth to turn off the
@Sawyer,I agree I would get bored doing the same thing everyday and I would be mad if we had to do that all the time~Jennifer Somtrakool
@ Cade Harvey
I understand we have a river right next to us but we wouldn't have a water shortage because in Beijing the shortage was casued by global warming, drought, and to many pepole drinking the water.
I think it would be a long time till we got alot of water. It may be interesting. I know someone who lives on a farm and is collecting water only by rain and snow. I would be willing to do this but I may need a little more patience. My main concerns are what if we don't have snow how would you shower or cook????? I don't think we would have a water shortage . I think this because we have the Ohio river for water source.
Madison Dorrington
I would feel a little weird melting snow for water. I would feel worried that it might be dirty or something. I would be willing to do this because if we need water we will have some. I don't think that we could have a water shortage in the next fewyears because we have the ohio river water that we can purify and drink if we need to. Unless we have a huge drout for a few years, I don;t think we would have a water shortage.
i dont think we could get a water shortage in cincinatti because bejing said that it was caused because of global warming,drought,and the people that live there and i think it wiuld be nasty to eat snow for water.abd it would be nasty because the snow is dirty the people might have stepped on it. and i think that we wouldent get a water shortage in cincinatti because there isnt alot of people here
i agree with jenn davis because i would feel weird to eating snow for water.
I agree with sidney kilgore because I would be scared because the snow could be dirty
Andrew Hudson
I think this would be odd to do in our citybecause our water is very high.I wuold be sraced to do this because of the possible acid in the rain. This could be one of the causes of global warming.
Andrew Hudson
i would feel poor. i would feel that we didnt have enough money to provide water. i also realized that we only get snow in the winter and winter is only a part of the year so we would have to get a lot of snow in the winter to have enough water for the whole year
i dont think we would have a water storage in cincinnati because it seems that we have enough water right now for a while but mabye in the future
Beijing is collecting and melting the snow that falls down there, and they are going to use the water to drink. there has been a water shortage out there.
If we had to collect and melt snow to conserve water in Cincinnati, I would be a little scared that the snow might be dirty. If snow is on the ground, I don't really jump at the chance to drink it. But if it were the only other option besides dying of thirst and suffering from drought, I would be willing to drink it as long as it was purified. I don't want to drink water that could make me sick. I don't think we'll be having a water shortage in Cincinnati anytime soon because we don't have nearly as many people here than in Beijing. We also have the Ohio River as an abundant water source. Although, I don't think global warming had much to do with the water shortage. There are around 20 million people in Beijing that use water for drinking, watering crops, bathing... Think about it- even washing your hands uses a considerable amount of water. Think about how much water you use in one day and multiply it by 20 million. That's roughly the amount of water usage that is happening in Beijing.
@ Anthony Papathanas
The idea of parasites in the water creeps me out. I hate bugs, especially microscopic ones. Ick. But maybe the cold would help kill bugs.
I would feel cautious. I would be willing to do this. I mean for all the people who posted what about if it is dirty...... COME ON I see about 20 kids a day walking out side with their tongue out trying to catch snow and eat it and i also see kids our age pick up snow from the growned and eating it, no offense. My main concerns would be how long do i have to do this. eventualy maybe we could have a drought because people do drink tons of water and water also evaporate
Anthony Papathanas:
Mariah Smith:
Just to tell you microscopic bugs are in almost every thing we eat my cousin was just informing me of this he just learned it in class i wont tell you all the discusting information
If we had to collect and melt water i would be scared because if we go that far to conserve water, it means the earth is in really bad shape.I would be willing to do this for the sake of not wasting water and helping the earth. I would not really be concerned about doing this besides what i said before. We could possibly have this happen to cincinnati but not any time soon because we still have the river close by, but there might be a drought later on due to global warming...
I don"t think melting and driking water would be very good for your body. If that what the only option I would go with it. I think Cincinnati wouldn't have such a problem do to the Ohio river.
I agree with rachel,we live right by rivers and lakes, and there arent as many people in cincinnati as in beijing
I would'nt be willing to do this because i would be scared the snow would be dirty. I don't think Cincinnsti could have water shortage because we live right next to a river.
-Lexy(:
I agree with Sydney because i would be scared the water would be dirty
I would feel a little scared just concerning the fact that it doesn't snow every day And they are useing water that barly comes at all. I would be willing to do this if there was a blizzard.No beacause every home that has their bills paid has fresh water.
Jarod Francis
im all for it! when do we start!!:)
we just have to leave some water for the plants.... thats how we get spring flowers.
why would you use melted snow for water and ot the hundreds of rivers by bejing. it doesnt make sence. what would they use when its not snowing?
i agree with debra i would also only drink snow water in order to surive.
Kaleb I agree with you. If we had water I would never do this but, If it is to survive I'm for it.
i would feel down if we had to melt and collect snow. I would be willing to do this to help save peoples lives because you cant go that long without water but it wouldnt be much fun to me.my main concern would be that if the water and snow was dirty and i would not like to be drinking dirty water.I dont think its posible for cincinnati to have a water shortage because china has such a bigger population than cincinnati does.
hunter steimle
I would not like it becuse then all of us kids wouldnt have any snowto play in. The on the other hand it would be good becuse then we have water to drink shower with and cook with. I would be willing to do this because we all need too drink eatt and shower. How much water would we have if wee got allthe snow and melted. I think we would have a water shortage. I think this because lots of people use water and keep it running
i agree with shane and yahanz that it would be the smartest idea to melt the snow but it would taste alot different
hunter steimle
it would be kind of hard if you have to use the snow for water. and not knowing if it will snow but when it snows and its only 11 millmeters i just cant imagen. when your trying to give water to the 20 million that live there that would be hard i would probably leave the country for a while.
chase pearson
i agree with you hunter but i think they should have some snow left because it will last longer and they only need a little when they are in this type of situation
chase pearson
I agree with you sydney. I think it would be weird cuse' its like snow and its from the ground and people step on it lol... GROSS!!!!!
@Abby Jaspers
I agree that people would complain and if people salt the roads it could get into the snow, that would defidently change the taste.
i just thought of that too sydney kilgore! we dont know where that snow has been but the only way i would drink it would be if they came up with some idea or way to cleanse the water.
i also agree with you anthony. if it was for survival, i would probably do it too
It would tak e a long time since Ohio does not get that much snow. Yes I would be willing to do this but I hope we never have to stoop to this. That the water would be dirty which could cause a spread of a disease. Yes because everywere you go they can have a water shortage but I dont think it will happen for along time if it ever does.
I agree with Anthony I wouldn't want to do that but I would for survival. Also parasites would be a huge concern.
i think i would be willing its an easy task to go outside and collect water. My main conscern would be getting hyperthermia or whatever disease it is. but overall i think it would be a good idea. i dont think it would cause to a water shortage.
i agree with anthony i would be willing but its not something i would just randomly do.
I would feel kind of sad that we have a shortage on water and I could not play in the snow. If it was a nessecity, then I would do it. I would be concerned if the water would be clean enough after it touched the ground. I do not think we would have to do this here because we enough precepatation to use water for.
@ Sara Dirr
I would also be worried if the snow would be clean enough. You never know where it has been. Im wondering if they will have it cleaned and stuff before they drink it.
it would be really weird to use melted snow as water.sometimes when i eat snow it takes nasty. what if yellow snow gets into the water?I mean it would be better to have it than not having any water. I don't think we would get a water shortage in Cincinnati.
@ Chase
Would you really take measures to actually leave your home?
i agree with sydney because it would be really werid.
Beijing is gonna have to collect and melt water. I think that is DISCUSTING because the water could be brown and nasty looking. I dont think that would happen in cicinnati.
I think it would be diffrent to melt snow and drink it and use it as water.But if its a way to get water then i would say its worth it.
Kristan Dalton
sydney,kilgore
i agree with you it would be worth it to drink the water even if it is dirtey it would still help you.
kristan dalton
i would feel terible if i had a water shorage and had to melt snow to get showers and stuff.and yes i would be willing to melt snow for water because id rather not smell. but the water would be freezing cold and i cant take cold showers i go crazy and i think there could be a water shortage in cincinnati because so many people take long showers and leave water running.NATHAN STENGER
How would you feel if we had to collect and melt snow in order to conserve water?i would be scared because what would happen if there was no more snow Would you be willing to do this?yes as long as i boiled it first then drank it What would your main concerns be in doing this?nothing much Do you think that we could have a water shortage in Cincinnati?no because theres always snow and water and condensation produces water
@ keegan id be wiling to leave my home
i agree with luke brockman because it must of been hard to fight off the snakes on the roof you might fall off and there could be pouiseness ones
I agree with noah drinking dirty water is nastey but its better than nothing at all.
It would be a positive thing by using the snow as water. My only concern would be that the snow wasnt clean when they melted it. As long as I knew that no one would get sick from the snow I would be willing to do this. I dont think Cincinnati would have a water shortage because it is believed that it was caused from global warming and drought. But it is possible.
-Kaleigh McCarthy
Nathan Stenger:
Haha I agree with you about not wanting to smell from not taking showers. But melting snow would be worth it. I wonder if some people feel he same waay in Beijing?
-Kaleigh McCarthy
I agree with you Tyler. I'm not sure i would be all for drinking melted snow.
i think it would be weird to use melted snow as water. it would be better than having no water at all.the thing is what if the snow was dirty.i dont think we would get a water shortage in cincinnati because in beijing they said it was caussed by global warming, drought,and all the people that live there, and in cincinnati there isnt that many people.
jordan harbour
i agree with you dylan what if there was yellow stuff in the snow that would be nasty.
jordan harbour
I think it would be really weird to use melted snow as water. I guess i'd be willing to do this. I mean it would be better to have it than not having any water. I'd be scared that the snow would be dirty though. I don't think we would get a water shortage in Cincinnatin because in Beijing they said it was caused by global warming, drought, and alot of people live there.
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