The Wettest Place on Earth
The world is full of opposites. It is strange that one of the wettest places on earth actually has a water shortage for humans. How can this be? The purported wettest place on Earth is Mawsynram, India, with an annual rainfall of 12 meters. Since their elevation is so high, the clouds are forced to dump their high water content.
The problem for the Indians that live there is that due to high erosion rates, the water quickly flows downstream. Deforestation has caused the soil to erode and has left nothing to hold the water. It’s amazing to me how man can have such an impact on the natural ways of our earth. I really hope that someday mankind will learn to treat the Earth with respect and dignity!
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