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Our Global Water Crisis, Explained

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.

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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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