Death of Gobal Warmers

Reza Ghazvini

Period 1

Geology

Because of a third-world infrastructure, the levee in southeast Pakistan in a city called Sukkur was destroyed and flood waters took over the whole city. Pakistan is a very impoverished country, so when natural disasters like this strike; the country's infrastructure is held back even more. This makes Pakistan one of the poorest counties today. Even as Pakistani and international relief officials scrambled to save people and property, they despaired that the nation's worst natural calamity had ruined just about every physical strand that knit this country together -- roads, bridges, schools, health clinics, electricity and communications.

The flooding, which began with the arrival of the annual monsoons late last month, has by now affected about one-fifth of the country -- nearly 62,000 square miles -- or an area larger than England, according to the United Nations.

The destruction could set Pakistan back many years, if not decades, and even further weaken its weak civilian government and add to the burdens on its army. It seems obvious to sidetrack from American requests for Pakistan to battle Taliban insurgents, who threatened foreign aid workers delivering flood relief on Thursday. It is already disrupting important supply lines to American forces in Afghanistan.

This goes to show the power of one flood, the power of water is unimaginable; especially on a large scale and if it is natural disaster. The floods even exceeded the Indus River, which is almost like if seventeen Friant Dams flooded Fresno County. Nearly 20 million people have been significantly affected, about the population of New York State, the United Nations said. The number in urgent need is now about eight million and expected to rise. More than half of them are without shelter. The government estimates at least 5,000 miles of roads and train tracks have been washed away, including 7,000 schools and 400 health facilities.

The country of Pakistan is still recovering from the 2010 floods until this day; the president has issued statements that the infrastructure is improving day by day.