家园纪录片 第20期

Even though these hothouses are now irrigated drop by drop, water consumption continues to increase along with exports. The once mighty river Jordan is now just a trickle.

Its water has flown to supermarkets all over the world. . . in crates of fruit and vegetables. The Jordan's fate is not unique.

Across the planet, one major river in 10 no longer flows into the sea for several months of the year. The Dead Sea derives its name from its incredibly high salinity that makes all life impossible.

Deprived of the Jordan's water, Deprived of the Jordan's water, its level goes down by over one meter per year. Its salinity is increasing.

Evaporation, due to the heat, produces these fine islands of salt evaporites-beautiful but sterile. In Rajasthan, India, Udaipur is a miracle of water.

The city was made possible by a system of dams and channels. . . that created an artificial lake. For its architects, was water so precious that they dedicated a palace to it?

India risks being the country that suffers most. . . from the lack of water in the coming century.

Massive irrigation has fed the growing population, and in the last 50 years, 21 million wells have been dug.