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ESTY: estuary, a funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences FORD: ford, a shallow part of a stream which can be crossed on foot or by land vehicle SBED: dry stream bed, a channel formerly containing the water of a stream
Environmental issues in Chile include deforestation, water scarcity, pollution, soil erosion, climate change, and biodiversity loss, especially in its industry-heavy "sacrifice zones". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The country of Chile is a virtual continental island that spans over (2,600 miles) 4,200 kilometers.
The most important rivers in Chile are the Loa River in the Northern Atacama Desert, the country's longest river with a length of 420 km that has suffered pollution from copper mining; the Baker River in Patagonia, the country's largest river in terms of discharge that is the site of Chile's largest planned hydropower plant with a capacity of ...
Water supply and sanitation in Chile were once considered efficient and equitable but in 2022 Chile struggled to reliably provide water throughout the country due to drought. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Chile's water resources have been strained by the Chilean water crisis , which was partially caused by a continuing megadrought that began in 2010, [ 5 ] along ...
The Santiago water and sewage utility – a private company – imposes charges based on the concentration of industrial effluent and places limits on the maximum amount of major pollutants. It charges the companies a large amount if their waste levels are too high, a stronger incentive to reduce pollution. [6]
Severe risk of making the main source drinkable water for Owerri non-potable. [7] Modjo River: Central Ethiopia: One of the two most polluted rivers in Ethiopia. [8] [9] Toxic industrial chemicals [8] [9] Nairobi River Kenya: The rivers are mostly narrow and highly polluted, [10] though recent efforts to clean the rivers have improved water ...
Sand and water on the side of the road, causing erosion on the environment Plastic bags dumped by the road side in Katete in mbarara district in western Uganda. The erosion caused by rains, rivers and winds as well as over-use of soils for agriculture and low use of manures have resulted in turning the soils infertile, as for example, in the plains of the Nile and the Orange River.
While Northern Africa has 92% safe water coverage, Sub-Saharan Africa remains at a low 60% of coverage – leaving 40% of the 783 million people in that region without access to clean drinking water. [2] Some of these differences in clean water availability can be attributed to Africa's extreme climates.