Water shortage in Germany - New ideas for long-term security | DW Documentary

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  • People and countries worldwide are facing more droughts, more heat and growing water shortages. Even in Germany a sufficient supply of water cannot be taken for granted everywhere. The hope now is to secure that supply with new - and old - ideas.
    The situation in Germany is not comparable to that in many hotter countries, but even here the search for clean water is becoming a growing challenge. Some regions have had an acutely dry last few years, and groundwater levels have plummeted. The causes are not just more drought periods but also soil sealing - and higher pollutant levels in the water have also become a problem.
    The search for solutions has many facets. Günther Westenhoff has spent years using his divining rod to track down water sources for drilling companies. Increasing aridity means they have to bore deeper and deeper. While he cannot explain how his divining rod works, he shows us that it produces results.
    Water rights - who is permitted to extract how much water - are becoming a source of growing contention. In the small southern German town of Bergtheim the mayor has been trying to mediate between consumers and farmers, who require more water for their crops. One solution would be a long-distance pipeline - but the costs would have to be passed on to those consuming the water.
    It’s been a wakeup call for customers, says civil engineer Andreas Baur, who is based nearby. He provides advice on finding water supplies - and has become a very busy man. Many local authorities are eager to prepare for further dry periods by drilling new wells. Bauer says water consumption has risen - in industry, farming and for private demand, such as for filling swimming pools. The first step in locating water is to compile hydrogeological maps and calculate the groundwater flow. Then the geologists recommend specific spots to conduct drilling.
    In northern Germany it’s not just climate change causing problems with water. In large parts of Lower Saxony and North Rhine Westphalia, upper groundwater areas have been rendered unusable by the farming sector’s sprays, nitrates from liquid manure and fermentation residues. Egon Harms from the OOWV water provider says they now need a 10-year head-start with drilling before the same things happens to deeper layers. Things are looking bleak, and although Germany is now finally complying with nitrate limits after years of EU pressure, Egon Harms insists that far too little action is being taken to protect drinking water.
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  • @ambition112
    @ambition112 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    0:00: ⚠ Germany is facing water shortages due to climate change and pollution, impacting various sectors including beer production and agriculture.
    4:39: 🌍 Climate change is leading to shifts in groundwater recharge patterns in Northern Germany, with some areas experiencing depletion while others see increased levels.
    8:42: 🌊 Water scarcity and groundwater quality issues in Germany.
    12:57: 🚰 The drilling of new wells for drinking water in Germany is becoming more challenging due to the declining quality and quantity of water.
    17:57: 💧 Water scarcity is becoming a major concern in various areas, leading to conflicts over distribution and the need for innovative solutions.
    22:18: 💧 Climate change is causing increased demand for water in Germany, leading to innovative solutions such as filtering and collecting rainwater for drinking purposes.
    26:10: 🌍 Water scarcity and nitrate contamination pose challenges for groundwater supply in Germany, leading to conflicts over water distribution and impacting industries such as brewing.
    Recap by Tammy AI

    • @rider65
      @rider65 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @hayleyfay4779
      @hayleyfay4779 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolute nonsense .
      The shortage of water is simple
      Not enough water for 80 m + people.
      Germany needs to have way way less children .
      As does the rest of the planet

    • @Falla76
      @Falla76 ปีที่แล้ว

      To the point, without the “drama.” Thank you! Rs

    • @buildmotosykletist1987
      @buildmotosykletist1987 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      BS

  • @gavinkalaher7314
    @gavinkalaher7314 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    The arkward moment when your 35 years' experience as a prestigious hydrogeologist and eminent scientist is brought into question by an old guy with a couple of cheap plastic rods.

    • @BlackRaceEvolution
      @BlackRaceEvolution ปีที่แล้ว +7

      There is an old British man who used the same method in Kenya, to identify best aquifer spots.

    • @cas123cas456cas789
      @cas123cas456cas789 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's ancient knowledge, in latinamerica we use the two sticks as well

    • @rubiconnn
      @rubiconnn ปีที่แล้ว

      ​​@@BlackRaceEvolutionlmfao that pseudoscience doesn't work and the guy with the sticks knows it doesn't. He's a con artist.

    • @ahmednaeem5966
      @ahmednaeem5966 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      We in Punjab Pakistan use similar method since ages

    • @AwesomeFish12
      @AwesomeFish12 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Sometimes just digging in a random spot works.

  • @123pangolin
    @123pangolin ปีที่แล้ว +41

    We can put back the hedges, ponds and ditches that were torn out to increase the size of fields. Industrial agriculture is a disaster. Organic farming and crop rotation protect yields even in dry years, because the regenerated soil retains water.

    • @Microphunktv-jb3kj
      @Microphunktv-jb3kj ปีที่แล้ว +4

      in soviet union in estonia, i remember farming was done like that.. if u used the field one year, ui didnt use the same field for next 2 years.. and used somewhere else...

    • @muemakiio3466
      @muemakiio3466 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@Microphunktv-jb3kjbut the population has increased, we can't skip 2yrs of farming otherwise we will starve

    • @Microphunktv-jb3kj
      @Microphunktv-jb3kj ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@muemakiio3466 Depends where you live, im from Estonia, population is literally the same it has been since 12th century :D

  • @John-cc9my
    @John-cc9my ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Not enough water to produce beer that's an big problem

  • @kelzuya
    @kelzuya ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I wonder if the stonemason could capture all the water he uses in a drain in his floor instead?

  • @arslongavitabrebis
    @arslongavitabrebis ปีที่แล้ว +55

    There are some infrastructures that help to retain rain water and recharge water tables.
    As well the swamps can help to retain and infiltrate water in the ground.
    Some swamps could be restored in strategic points to ensure water infiltration.
    The nitrate concentration can be treated with biological processes.
    A lot can be done.

    • @VyniSxHD
      @VyniSxHD ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alecholland1685 this and shortage of chemicals used to purify water

  • @RodBarkerdigitalmediablog
    @RodBarkerdigitalmediablog ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I find it interesting how water shortage, small water pipes and climate change are framed as the problem, rather than looking at human production and consumption and GHG output rates and the economic ideals that drive growth.

    • @laurensa.1803
      @laurensa.1803 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So you suggest population reduction?

    • @mariahsmom9457
      @mariahsmom9457 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@laurensa.1803 I do.

    • @blaydCA
      @blaydCA ปีที่แล้ว

      @@laurensa.1803 population reduction via attrition (people having less babies) seems more sensible than having entire populations dying from starvation and thirst.
      Meanwhile it seems that humans aren’t anymore intelligent than common brewers yeast.

    • @Convexityofwater
      @Convexityofwater ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@laurensa.1803 People who openly promote that type of politics should start by reducing themselves.

    • @andrewwalsh2755
      @andrewwalsh2755 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is a reason for UK leaving the EU... freedom of movement of cheap labour also places extra demand on a whole range of resources... including water.

  • @gamingtonight1526
    @gamingtonight1526 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Very little said about better use of water by the population!

    • @666bruv
      @666bruv ปีที่แล้ว

      Taking two showers per day is a right, trying to reduce it to one would cause riots like in France, the issue as stated is climate change, not consumption, go figure

    • @jasonlinton9902
      @jasonlinton9902 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its never talked about but we are overpopulated we live on just 1% of the worlds fresh water supply the other 99% is salt water so 8 billion people and counting plus all the animals on the planet plus the waste plus all the water we use to grow amd make things we are headed for a huge disaster this is just the start i hope im not here when it happens because without water we are doomed we will never run out but there wont be enough for everybody that im sure of!!

  • @Richgirl4
    @Richgirl4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    human greed has no limits

    • @Kamehaiku
      @Kamehaiku ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen!

    • @blaydCA
      @blaydCA ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actually it does...
      When the resources disappear, so will humans.
      Checks and balances.

    • @rider65
      @rider65 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Either does ignorant responses

    • @blaydCA
      @blaydCA ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rider65 Sayeth the pot to the kettle.

    • @nyagsim
      @nyagsim ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Kamehaikuà8

  • @user-hr3sg7rf8w
    @user-hr3sg7rf8w ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The root of the problem here is not climate change. Water is a renewable resource. If a system keeps extracting but doesnt hold space for water cycle to recharge , water scarcity is just a natural consequence. If the ground water table doesnt get recharged , start building surface water lanscape features to hold water that comes as precipitation. Slow the water that down , let it seep in . Increase the land surface where water can seep down , improve soil organic matter . For every 1 percentage increase in soil organic matter it holds 20000 more liters per hector.

    • @jonkisby4871
      @jonkisby4871 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      At last someone who can see past the "Climate Change" excuse.

    • @WilsonCC
      @WilsonCC ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Of course the problems outlined in the documentary can be caused by *both* climate change *and* poor water management practices.

    • @rider65
      @rider65 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WilsonCC Oh Y E A H. . . of course...🙄

    • @joejohnson6327
      @joejohnson6327 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HectAr.

    • @jimbell242
      @jimbell242 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Heating of the atmosphere results, among many other things, in increasing the atmosphere's capacity for holding water. As the atmospheric patterns change due to global climate change, the redistribution of atmospheric water changes. This means that many land areas which have had adequate rain patterns before, now face long periods of drought; conversely, those areas which historically have had low annual rainfall now are faced with an overabundance of rain, resulting in floods and severe erosion. Because the Earth is over 70% covered by water, most of this redistribution of water falls over the oceans, contributing to the dilution of ocean water salinity. Adding to this is fresh water from melting glaciers and the poles. This change in salinity contributes significantly to the disruption of ocean currents, and thus the weather patterns all over the world. Climate change itself is natural; however, the speed at which it is changing now is not natural, and as the vast majority of scientific study shows, this rapid increase in climate change is clearly due to human activity, far exceeding our current political willingness - and possibly our ability - to adapt in time to avert global catastrophe.

  • @darkestkhan
    @darkestkhan ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Farmers in Poland are starting to change farming techniques. Goal? Improving water retention of fields. This is just the beginning. All industries will have to change how they use the water.

    • @jaflaf3201
      @jaflaf3201 ปีที่แล้ว

      No matter how much you try to avoid food and water shortages, there will always be more scarcity and famine. Cutting back will not help avoid a very obvious inevitability, which is quickly becoming a realisation

    • @darkestkhan
      @darkestkhan ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jaflaf3201 This isn't cutting back, it's all about changing habits and techniques. One of these is not to overfertilize.

    • @jaflaf3201
      @jaflaf3201 ปีที่แล้ว

      @darkestkhan water retention is not cutting back on water.
      Oh okay. Then I fail to see why there is a change of technique other than for resourceful reasons.
      This documentary is specifically about water scarcity.

    • @pocketz2202
      @pocketz2202 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jaflaf3201 Yeah, the doc is about water scarcity, and this commentor is saying that the farmers are now working more thoughtful of water as a resource than before when it was more wasteful, as they didnt see water as a resource that could end. It's a huuuuge change in philosophy and actual work behavior. It's pretty cool actually.

    • @jaflaf3201
      @jaflaf3201 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pocketz2202 what's your point... ? I think I missed it.

  • @LauraCourtneyette
    @LauraCourtneyette ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Permaculture, berms, swales - ancient techniques that work!

    • @patrickaycock3655
      @patrickaycock3655 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      who would have thought that those dang primitives knew what they were doing all those years ago?

    • @szurketaltos2693
      @szurketaltos2693 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It turns out the ancients had some good ideas, but don't forget that there are plenty of examples where they depleted their soils and water supplies.

  • @abcdefghi9
    @abcdefghi9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    There is enough for everyones need, but not for everyones greed.

  • @shubendu7934
    @shubendu7934 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Every country 10 years ago: We have enough water let's just waste it!
    Every country now: well Canada has to share now :)

    • @user-oi9bg6fx5t
      @user-oi9bg6fx5t ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Go beavers!

    • @JollyOldCanuck
      @JollyOldCanuck ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If water prices ever reach a point where cross continental water tanker ships are financially viable then we are already doomed.

    • @typhoontodd
      @typhoontodd ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We've been doomed for quite some time now ...

    • @AwesomeFish12
      @AwesomeFish12 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JollyOldCanuck De-salination will always be cheaper than tanker ships, but even that is still impractically expensive.

    • @davidburke2697
      @davidburke2697 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AwesomeFish12 And it destroys on the sea's ecosystem.

  • @faraboverubieskerry
    @faraboverubieskerry ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why have they allowed the stone masonry factory to dig that deep and use up that huge amount of water daily ? They should leave that water for future generations and help the farmers get access to it now.

  • @dimitriosharisis
    @dimitriosharisis ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If industrial farming is consuming so much (of other peoples' water) and it also pollutes (other peoples') groundwater, how about getting rid of it all together?

    • @buildmotosykletist1987
      @buildmotosykletist1987 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You give up your food then I'll follow your example.

  • @Oleh_87
    @Oleh_87 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Built reservoir under ground, built filter stations from rocks and sand and gather rain water from roofs. Maybe it won’t help for farmers but for people in cities it’s, and the rest of the water we can direct for farming industry.

  • @carinwiseman4309
    @carinwiseman4309 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Do what India is doing with the Paani Foundation and others. Permaculture swales for rainwater capture will allow more water to seep into ground. Less monoculture, more trees, swales, and ponds. If it is successful in desertified areas of India, you can certainly do it in Germany, where you get more rain. You have to do things differently

    • @albex8484
      @albex8484 ปีที่แล้ว

      exactly. It rains a lot in Germany, it should be not hard to fix this. It's crazy we can't fix these things anymore. Sadly I believe it's mostly politics and as long as we dont remove this corrupt/broken system it's gonna get only worse. Global warming has very little to do with this.

  • @StanislavaTodorova7292
    @StanislavaTodorova7292 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great video! :) Topic for the next documentary could be - How people can use water more effectively and decrease useless consumption!

  • @mehmet.albyrk
    @mehmet.albyrk ปีที่แล้ว +7

    End of prosperity arrived earlier than predicted date. I think the industrilazed communities will probably be aware of "money or cars can't be eaten or drunk like water"

  • @flyingsaucer1268
    @flyingsaucer1268 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In my country we flush our toilets with drinking water. Every flush consumes 4 litres

  • @joryferrell7244
    @joryferrell7244 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    We should all start recycling bath/shower water as soon as possible, as it's much simpler than recycling drinking water. You can buy filters, filter-housings, a few 5 gal buckets, and a cheap diaphragm water pump (like one from Vevor) for relatively cheap. You could recycle the water indefinitely in such a closed loop system, and only need to add a little to account for evaporation. This would make a huge difference.

    • @Convexityofwater
      @Convexityofwater ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You do that.

    • @SlaVniK77
      @SlaVniK77 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Convexityofwater Why are you wanting to be such a mediocre person? Why dont you want to help our world to sustain itself? Why are you only allowing your ego to steer your life?

    • @cam5955
      @cam5955 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I pee in a jug to make orange juice

    • @joryferrell7244
      @joryferrell7244 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cam5955 Hmm...that's a great recipe. I'm going to write that one down...

    • @AsokaTw-mz3lr
      @AsokaTw-mz3lr ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joryferrell7244 let migrants in, they can fix problems in white countries

  • @mohammedsaysrashid3587
    @mohammedsaysrashid3587 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    It was a remarkable documentary shared about the lack of a sufficient amount of healthy quality of drinking water 🚰 in Germany 🇩🇪 in the heart 🫀 of European content 😮.... documentary is labeled to a massive effectiveness of climate change ....thank you( DW) documentary channel for shring this wonderful journalism work 👏🏻

  • @mariahsmom9457
    @mariahsmom9457 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ground water extraction will also run out, though.

    • @AwesomeFish12
      @AwesomeFish12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Many aquifers around the world are dropping in levels, they take thousands or even tens of thousands of years to fill up and centuries or even decades to empty once they become the default water source.

  • @BlackRaceEvolution
    @BlackRaceEvolution ปีที่แล้ว +11

    An old british man in kenya used the same methods of rods to identify best aquifer spots for drilling. It worked perfectly

    • @zenddoor
      @zenddoor ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They could have drilled anywhere on that terrain and found the same amount of water. The rods are moved by the person holding the rod, not by the water.

    • @McSlobo
      @McSlobo ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can do it too. After studying groundwater table maps and making my homework before going to the site...

    • @guilermoordonez8207
      @guilermoordonez8207 ปีที่แล้ว

      Divining rods(Latin:virgula divina or baculus divinatorius) are also called dowsing rods vining rods, or witching rods. They are used to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones,oil or even ex_plosiv3s. The military has developed electronic devices (they consist of a software like labview, a hardware from national instruments and the divining rods), which when the rods react to certain ex_plosiv3, then it is included in the ex_plosiv3 data bank. But those devices will not function when the área, where the divining rods are located, is surrounded by high voltaje cables(like transmission cables or electric fences for cattle). Using divining rods is regarded as a pseudoscience

  • @user-hr3sg7rf8w
    @user-hr3sg7rf8w ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Shouldnt each ground water well that is drilled newly at this point have a concurrent recharge mechanism also build into the site so that recharge of the resources is also accounted for ?

  • @jantschierschky3461
    @jantschierschky3461 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The problem is all that corn grown for bio gas.
    Nitrate is pretty easily removed using aeration and enzymes using pond's.

  • @fredbehn9287
    @fredbehn9287 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was surprised to see this report. Here in Wisconsin, an area with ample water, we have water retention areas (water sheds) and marsh lands designed to capture rain and snow run off. A 35 meter well (144 feet) seems shallow. We live in the country and our well, hitting the great lakes aquifer, is at 285'. On the nearby farm where I grew up the well is at 450'. Plenty of water and no contaminants at those levels. Why aren't those practices common in Germany?

  • @Firestorm637
    @Firestorm637 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Besides desal plants we need areas to divert water into wetland areas to give it a chance to shift down to ground water vs ending up in ocean

  • @2ndgenerationdairyman102
    @2ndgenerationdairyman102 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I always thought Africa is the only one without water 🇰🇪🇰🇪

    • @adambee1362
      @adambee1362 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@KIASHTVmore to do with overuse water isn't a endless pot

    • @mujkocka
      @mujkocka ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Uk , Australia both have issue with supply of drinkable water

    • @mordicialuminous6792
      @mordicialuminous6792 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣😂😂🤣 Africa, is surrounded by water. Salt water boiled and distilled is drinkable, it's even in the air, in Africa, I've been there, it's very humid.😎👍 Last I heard there's. Oxygen also in the air..without it, water wouldn't exist. 😃😃😃

    • @2ndgenerationdairyman102
      @2ndgenerationdairyman102 ปีที่แล้ว

      Weve got plenty of water bodies in some African countries but getting it to taps seems like rocker science

    • @blaydCA
      @blaydCA ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Most continents have arid regions.
      Google Earth would show you that by the coloration.

  • @blinkspacestudio8892
    @blinkspacestudio8892 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Not having enough water is probably one of the scariest problems we can have. We literally cant live without it.

  • @nunofoo8620
    @nunofoo8620 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Thousands have lived without love, not one without water."

  • @Ethrigan1312
    @Ethrigan1312 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dowsing is fake. You could have skipped that part...

  • @daniellapain1576
    @daniellapain1576 ปีที่แล้ว

    It boggles my mind to see water scarcity in areas with electricity that can run large dehumidifiers and carbon filters. The technology has been around for close to a century now. This is why education is important.

  • @TheStockwell
    @TheStockwell ปีที่แล้ว +18

    A bit ironic, considering how DW Documentary earlier produced a video on the subject. The irony: Elon Musk was at the opening of a new, water-intensive factory in Germany. When asked about drought and water scarcity, he nervously/arrogantly said they didn't exist. 🙄

    • @mariahsmom9457
      @mariahsmom9457 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@californianussa2951 Musk does other things besides auto. SpaceX for example. Twitter, for another. The commenter didn't say an auto factory.

    • @TheStockwell
      @TheStockwell ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@californianussa2951 Tesla can't risk workers leaving and not returning. Employees could simply relieve themselves in bottles - then turn the bottles over to a supervisor for use in production.
      Now, that's an idea worthy of Tesla! 😺

    • @blaydCA
      @blaydCA ปีที่แล้ว

      @@californianussa2951 if it’s just an assembly plant, water usage won’t be that high.
      If it ALSO manufactures parts and components then it will bea heavy user of water.
      Usage of water has nothing to do with climate change and everything to do with manufacturing processes.

  • @Firestorm637
    @Firestorm637 ปีที่แล้ว

    In the USA farmers are cutback first on water allotments before customers and businesses. This does not solve the big picture

  • @NatiDeNut
    @NatiDeNut ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For years, Israel has been using purified sewage water for agriculture, saving precious on drinking water.

    • @annibjrkmann8464
      @annibjrkmann8464 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's the scale of the predicament that is the problem

  • @leelindsay5618
    @leelindsay5618 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    With rainwater harvesting, and more carbon in the soil, plus cover crops mulched or grazed down before planting, there is ample water available. HugelKulture is a great way ro improve water retention in the soil.

  • @imaketherules9316
    @imaketherules9316 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Beer...really Germany, how about all the animal life that's dying everyday; because the lack of water...beer."🤦🏾‍♂

  • @CyclingSteve
    @CyclingSteve ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Stop directing rain water into sewers and rivers, it should all be captured or directed to soakaway drains to recharge ground water.

    • @AwesomeFish12
      @AwesomeFish12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Too much volume.... It wouldn't work.

    • @CyclingSteve
      @CyclingSteve ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AwesomeFish12 There is too much volume because rainwater is being channelled. There are plenty of examples of bulk rainwater storage with slow soakaway. Even under-road systems with a permeable road surface, it's not as expensive as storm drains and fixes the groundwater issue.

  • @wiezyczkowata
    @wiezyczkowata ปีที่แล้ว +1

    same is happening in Poland as well,

  • @princeshraban2081
    @princeshraban2081 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    IT IS ONE OF THE BEST DOCUMENTARY ABOUT PURE DRINKING WATER,,,

  • @laetitialogan2017
    @laetitialogan2017 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Come to Ireland...it won't stop raining...we should export it

    • @anthonydoyle7370
      @anthonydoyle7370 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Think big Laetitia, we can open up our own waterworld parks and charge the lads there an arm and a leg to come for a wet holiday.

    • @laetitialogan2017
      @laetitialogan2017 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anthonydoyle7370 lol..😂😂😂😂

    • @patrickaycock3655
      @patrickaycock3655 ปีที่แล้ว

      nah, stockpile it, then hold it for ransom. that way, you can buy MORE water and then sell it an exorbitant price!

    • @anthonydoyle7370
      @anthonydoyle7370 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@patrickaycock3655 That's OK. But remember what happened to Milo Minderbinder and the Egyptian cotton.

  • @InterStelarVoid
    @InterStelarVoid ปีที่แล้ว

    Not the beer production We need to fix the water problem right now!

  • @goldfinga786able
    @goldfinga786able ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It’s gonna get worse

    • @rdallas81
      @rdallas81 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is a fact.
      Within 2 decades we will witness the big exodus of humans ever.

  • @Geografija5do12
    @Geografija5do12 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    No, the root of the problem is not a climate change, but water management and conventional agriculture.

  • @youngdn.s.r1021
    @youngdn.s.r1021 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sad as it is I survey areas find wells and springs buy em then charge arm n leg to company

  • @otuagoma
    @otuagoma ปีที่แล้ว

    Who cares about their beer? Limit production of alcohol and soda, we need WATER PURE

  • @Durolith
    @Durolith ปีที่แล้ว +3

    trees keeps humidity...

  • @see-it-for-yourself
    @see-it-for-yourself ปีที่แล้ว

    clean water and air are the essence of life. It's scary when there is scarcity of either.

  • @user-ou5et3fo3z
    @user-ou5et3fo3z ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeah water shortages globally Lol
    But beer is readily available 24/7

  • @AparatorulPoporului
    @AparatorulPoporului ปีที่แล้ว

    Come to Romania if you need more water :D, the Danube is 2km width at some points!

  • @maxg4958
    @maxg4958 ปีที่แล้ว

    Schildbuerger! I went to demonstrations against Flussbegradigungen in the 70s... predicting exactly this out come.

  • @dragoonseye76
    @dragoonseye76 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Darn. Can’t use enough of this limited resource to make more beer. Really? That’s the priority?!?

  • @tnguyen3825
    @tnguyen3825 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lmao 16:35 I did not expect this. German Feng Shui master at work.

  • @DeathsGarden-oz9gg
    @DeathsGarden-oz9gg ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If we must farm then why can't it be native stuff to reduce fertilizer pesticides and all the other harmful stuff they use to grow em.
    Why well if it's native it can potentially help reduce water use and if we just let the leaf and other dead plant matter just fall and stay on soil it can increase the health of the soil and increase the nutrients in it as well.
    Also the trees in cities most arnt native and they have way to little soil increase it mybe give a long line 5 or 8 feet wide going the whole length of the block to help increase the health of trees and increase the amount of rain that can be absorbed.

  • @cyberfunk3793
    @cyberfunk3793 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can't believe people still believe in dowsing 😂

    • @dragoonseye76
      @dragoonseye76 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think the scariest thing is that they feel the need to

  • @BigBootyJudy40ozBounce
    @BigBootyJudy40ozBounce ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I live in Germany and this is not true

    • @steveharding643
      @steveharding643 ปีที่แล้ว

      Properganda video pushing for net zero

  • @heyoladies7118
    @heyoladies7118 ปีที่แล้ว

    do dowsing rods work?

  •  ปีที่แล้ว

    If the company which use water to work with stones, why it is not catching and reusing this water more times?

  • @DushevnaSepsa
    @DushevnaSepsa ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In Serbia we're facing water shortages for decade but no one is dealing with it or working on it. All hilly/mountainous areas are dry.

  • @thevindictive6145
    @thevindictive6145 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Germany is still burning coal for its power and contributing to the problem, somehow i dont feel anything watching this.

  • @TeamLurxOfficial
    @TeamLurxOfficial ปีที่แล้ว

    What happened to the guy that generated drinking water from air /condensation??

  • @Gsoda35
    @Gsoda35 ปีที่แล้ว

    We should reuse water and have closed water systems.

  • @davidrandall6087
    @davidrandall6087 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beavers, rewild rivers, ponds and ditches. Anything to slow the water that for hundreds of years we have tried to get out the landscape as quickly as possible

  • @leilakhenancha4327
    @leilakhenancha4327 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In Germany.. Really

  • @cg986
    @cg986 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Some of the toxins used in farming reach the groundwater after 30 years. That's why we see the problem grow suddenly.

  • @jamesmatheson9624
    @jamesmatheson9624 ปีที่แล้ว

    When the salt water disappears all the fresh waterr will go with it
    The only reason we have water is salt keeps the water on the ground
    All the fresh water will evaporate if they keep doing desalination

  • @greenfingersclubmalta
    @greenfingersclubmalta ปีที่แล้ว

    This is so unsustainable! We need to catch rainwater instead of depleting water tables. Please see Brad Lancaster's books about 'Water Harvesting for Dry Lands'

  • @Johnny53kgb-nsa
    @Johnny53kgb-nsa ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Every country should start conserving water now, before it's too late. You too USA, especially you.

    • @patrickaycock3655
      @patrickaycock3655 ปีที่แล้ว

      screw that noise. we WANT MONEY! money will buy the water we need. money has NEVER failed us!

    • @petriruuskanen7804
      @petriruuskanen7804 ปีที่แล้ว

      We too in Finland? 188k lakes for 5.6 mil ppl only.

  • @Durolith
    @Durolith ปีที่แล้ว +2

    great plants love nitrate

  • @hul8376
    @hul8376 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn some people still belive in the dowsing scam. He is moving his hands to point the sticks down, this is the embarrassing for the community around to hire this guy to find water. Total waste of money and a pure scam.

  • @NondoPondo
    @NondoPondo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why not use atmospheric water generator? This technology has become very energy efficient.

  • @Seawithinyou
    @Seawithinyou ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wine and Beer industries will be less priorities as Food supplies become more important for each countries survival of Food and Water
    Our New Zealand farmers along with others in America are turning to Permaculture stock feeding And there are Incredible results with paddocks saving more more as it rains and cows act as portable compost deposits and these are moved often from one paddock to another To return 5:33 more nutrients back into fields
    🕊🌏😇

  • @robhersey1796
    @robhersey1796 ปีที่แล้ว

    There aren't any shortages of anything. There ARE JUST TOO MANY DAMN PEOPLE.

  • @ciprianpopa1503
    @ciprianpopa1503 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why would you loose so much time in this material and give it away to explain dowsing?

  • @tightlines106
    @tightlines106 ปีที่แล้ว

    Real eye opener

  • @ryn2844
    @ryn2844 ปีที่แล้ว

    ✨Permaculture✨
    Farmers could be the ones to restore the water table if they farmed differently, instead they want permission to keep taking more and more. Climate change isn't the issue in this case. If permaculture farmers can rely entirely on rainwater even in arid climates, then German farmers can rely on only rainwater too, if they just used/stored it differently. Monoculture kiIIs the planet, and it kiIIs your business too.

  • @keibohow69
    @keibohow69 ปีที่แล้ว

    with regardes to the brewery thay have a roof and access to rain water.

  • @hanskleinjan
    @hanskleinjan ปีที่แล้ว

    Maybe a good idea to use old browncoal mines as water reservoirs..
    Really large holes. Make lakes.❤️😎

  • @Lmi.N
    @Lmi.N ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Stop wasting water on alcohol it's hazard anyways

    • @shabbirocks123
      @shabbirocks123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Stop wasting water on clothes.

    • @Lmi.N
      @Lmi.N ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shabbirocks123 u cccccccccccccccccccccccc

    • @Lmi.N
      @Lmi.N ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shabbirocks123 u cccccccccccccccccccccccc

  • @tonyswatermaker3158
    @tonyswatermaker3158 ปีที่แล้ว

    Each problem has a solution. Here is a simple one. Take the surface of a city roofs (m²) × mm/m² rainfall. That's a lot of m³. Collect this water in a separate system send it to the nearest (1km) of a common well in a created pound to harvest this water. This will be filtered by the soil and the ground waterlevel will rise. All you need now is that the city hall employees move their butt and make it happen. Otherwise the city will have very thirsty angry citizens. The ball is now in your courtyard. Do something about it. Succes!!👋👋

  • @patrickaycock3655
    @patrickaycock3655 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    perhaps wasting water on booze isnt a good idea. probably not a good idea when us humans reaaaally mess up the ecosystems. but hey whats more important: selling booze for moneh moneh moneh or our species surviving?

  • @yousifatobiya7279
    @yousifatobiya7279 ปีที่แล้ว

    The summary of climate change is easy.
    It is the change of humidity in atmosphere, which produce between the (land)and the(seas & oceans) on the other hand...
    Occurring of rains, snow, storms, and floods at time and in unexpected places, confirm my theory(the change in the directions of winds)which must be balanced...
    How to reduce the heat of the earth and atmosphere?
    We must supply the earth with a natural cooling places...
    Results:
    ----------
    1- To balance the water vapor which produces between the( ground)and the(seas and oceans )...
    2- To balance the pressures of the air in the atmosphere...
    3- To balance the directions of winds which caused the climate change...
    4- To control upon the storms and harricans...
    5- To revive the the first theory of climate change (dynamic horizontal movement).
    6- To balance the percentage of gases forming the atmosphere.
    NOTE :The lack of water vapor is of land not of seas and oceans...
    These studies had completed and sent on July 26th 2000...
    Yousif A Tobiya
    Forcibly displaced

  • @ytubeguruji863
    @ytubeguruji863 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fact is, we know very very less about the ground water ecosystem and it's functioning. Our only concern should be, how not to destroy those.

  • @bryan3dguitar
    @bryan3dguitar ปีที่แล้ว

    All that flood water could have been diverted to brew a lot of beer....

  • @Durolith
    @Durolith ปีที่แล้ว

    complains about water rising and also water depleting... seems the problem is water retention... trees...

  • @navalfa7291
    @navalfa7291 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    State dictating farmers to how manage their business is one of the reason why Soviet Union collapsed. Our German friends seems to be following the same.

    • @rider65
      @rider65 ปีที่แล้ว

      THAT is their goal though. U.N (germany, france, uk, us, etc deep states are TRYING to collapse western society.

  • @martinakula8421
    @martinakula8421 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Plant many trees.

  • @Vagolyk
    @Vagolyk ปีที่แล้ว

    The invention of synthetic fertilizers and its consequences, the era.

  • @shahidanusrat6086
    @shahidanusrat6086 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a Pakistani I fully support love respect and support Germany and its beautiful people from Pakistan 🙂. Best regards from Pakistan 🙂.

  • @francesbernard2445
    @francesbernard2445 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Germans in Germany are concerned about helping to maintain affordable energy sources to help keep their homes warm enough in winter too.

  • @arifkhan3946
    @arifkhan3946 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Use less water,make the best use of water and creat more and more water swamp area,pond,canal etc.

    • @AwesomeFish12
      @AwesomeFish12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Using less water is doable. Rules like banning car washing and garden watering using drinking water during drought, it forces home owners to buy rain water tanks to wash their cars and tend their gardens during these times. This is how it is done where I live in Australia. You can get a huge fine for hosing down your car during times of water restrictions.

    • @arifkhan3946
      @arifkhan3946 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AwesomeFish12
      Plus govt. can impose more tax on the rich people who have swimming pole in their home,garden house,banglow etc😐

  • @antonynjoka7318
    @antonynjoka7318 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brewery owner should just call Rain man Mr.Gunther to drill up a well why suffer losses because inadequate supply for water company

  • @yousifatobiya7279
    @yousifatobiya7279 ปีที่แล้ว

    Abstract :
    The energy that dominates the earth is very great, some of it is natural, like the heat of the sun and volcanoes, and some of it is human action, by cutting down trees, without replacing them and cultivating in their place...
    There are five forces that control or dominate the planet...
    1- The first theory (horizontal dynamic movement) and its end...
    The occurrence of storms, rain, floods and snow, at unexpected times and places, is because of the expiration of this theory, which needs to be balanced...
    2- The second theory (vertical dynamic movement) and its end...
    This movement or force controls or dominates the earthquakes, earth cracks, drying up of rivers and lakes, earth openings, mountain collapses, and the emergence of drinking water springs on the ground...
    It becomes out of control...
    These phenomena increased due to the end of this theory...
    The third theory: it is water that rotates the earth...
    The fourth theory: the Earth's axis of rotation has tilted 2° degrees...
    The fifth theory: The Earth has a new orbit...
    These studies had completed and sent on July 26th 2000
    YOUSIF A TOBIYA
    FORCIBLY DISPLACE

  • @DEVILDOG3334
    @DEVILDOG3334 ปีที่แล้ว

    We can spend billons on war but spending that on desalination plants it out the question ?? How this even make sense

  • @Convexityofwater
    @Convexityofwater ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Better let a few million more immigrants in.. that will help with everything I've heard.

  • @tslee8236
    @tslee8236 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They channel rain water straight to the sea and then lament the depletion of ground water?! 🙄
    Perhaps they should just build solar desalination plants.

    • @rdallas81
      @rdallas81 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who's "they"?
      I see a bunch of people saying "they"-
      How about you?

  • @Firestorm637
    @Firestorm637 ปีที่แล้ว

    More desal plants like Middle East. Helps remove pollution also.

  • @youngdn.s.r1021
    @youngdn.s.r1021 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why do we water lawns and golf courses? You know before 1954 we never watered our plants, we really waste millions of gallons a day!