IB 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: John Snow, Tillage, Waterborne Diseases
2 Dec 2016
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Severe california drought https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=wai7sb4t2o0: has lasted over 4 years, california produces a large proportion of crops that are not grains (broccoli, artichokes, nuts, garlic, carrots, lettuce, etc. ) Taps are running dry: residents have reduced water usage but not much, droughts are expected to transform the global food market. State imposed fine to those watering lawns, washing cars. There are dozens of microorganisms that can infect water and cause illness in humans: 1. 5 million deaths annually are attributed to waterborne diseases. After the major earthquake in 2010 un aid workers carrying cholera went to help bringing with them a new disease http://www. npr. org/sections/health-shots/2013/01/12/169075448/after-bringing-cholera-to-haiti-u-n- plans-to-get-rid-of-it. Un admits role in haiti cholera outbreak that has killed thousands. Haiti: haiti ranks 168 out of 187 on the 2014 human development index (undp 2015, gross national income per capita (at purchase power parity) is . The average literacy rate for latin american and caribbean developing countries is 92%. (world.
