Because modern industrialization and urbanization have resulted in widespread deforestation, there are often not enough trees to hold the precious rain in their roots and let it gradually soak into the earth.
Kwa sababu maendeleo ya kiviwanda ya kisasa na ukuaji wa miji umetokeza uharibifu mkubwa wa misitu, mara nyingi hakuna miti ya kutosha kushikilia mvua yenye thamani kwenye mizizi yake na kuiacha inyeshe ardhini hatua kwa hatua.