Is The End Starting Sooner Than Expected Or Can It Be Delayed?

Quoted below is from an article entitled Algae blooms are making drinking water from Lake Erie toxic [1]:

“As a mom, it makes me want to cry,” Jankowski said, her voice quavering with emotion. “Every mother should enjoy the first time they hold their child. They shouldn’t be stressing about whether there are toxins in the water.”

"Microcystis aeruginosa is the most prevalent cyanobacteria found in Lake Erie." [2]  This was back in 2014 in Ohio, United States.  Fast forward to 2019 [3]:

While every type of cyanobacteria doesn’t create toxins, it’s clear that Lake Erie’s annual bloom is becoming progressively more toxic. Since 2014, federal, state and local agencies have conducted routine water sampling for toxins, with 2019 being among the years when it was most severe.

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Since the crisis, the Jankowskis store more than a dozen jugs of water in the basement. They’ve had a $3,000 water filtration system installed for their shower and sinks. And they don’t drink from the tap.

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Applying chlorine, a chemical commonly used in water treatment, to water with large amounts of organic matter like algae can result in disinfection byproducts. The long-term health implications from consuming these substances are unclear. Research has linked some to an increased risk of certain cancers and miscarriage.

The new treatment is scheduled to go online August 2020 and should curb the amount of these incidental byproducts.

Returning to 2014 when water in Ohio around Lake Erie was not potable [4]:

The National Guard arrived to distribute one case of water per family, but fights broke out in the parking lot. Social media was filled with people describing futile searches for water.

Imagine when there is an acute shortage of potable water, the riots that are happening in various places around the world these days would be mild in comparison.

The words of Ms. Jankowski quoted above  bring to mind these words of Christ [5]:

For the time will come when you will say, ‘Blessed are the childless women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’

Is that time near, or can it be delayed?


[1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/algae-blooms-are-making-drinking-water-from-lake-erie-toxic/ar-BBX0gZF?ocid=spartandhp
[2] Ibid.
]3] Ibid.
[4] Ibid.
[5] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+23:29&version=NIV