Our Global Water Crisis, Explained
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Provided by: Our Changing Climate|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This video is about the global freshwater crisis and its relationship to climate change, explaining its effects on California and the Amazon.
- Students learn about changes in the water cycle, droughts in California and the Amazon rainforest, statistics on water scarcity, and potential solutions to this crisis.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
Authors: Our Changing Climate
Region: South and Central America, Global, California
Languages: English
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Preparation:
- Note that the content of the video ends at 8 minutes, 46 seconds and the remaining time is an outro.
Prerequisites:
- Ensure students are familiar with certain terms including aquifers, agroforestry, deforestation, groundwater, and transpiration.
Classroom Implementation:
- Have summarize the positive feedback loops mentioned in the video and brainstorm their own examples.
Interdisciplinary Connections:
- Civics:
- Students analyze the most appropriate solutions and create action steps for their local municipality.
Related Resources:
- Other resources related to these topics include Why It Matters: Water Scarcity, Poverty: Climate Change & Water Security, and Essentials of Environmental Science: The Water Cycle and Water Pollution.
- A lesson related to this resource is Drought Causes: Climate Change Impacts.
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