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-Use drip irrigation for farming.
-change habits (shorter showers).
-get low water using faucets.
-fix any broken faucets
-some even say that we can sell the great lake waters, but it's just a idea.

-we should all do these things because in 8 years 1/4 of the world wont have access to water!

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An action taken to protect and preserve the natural world.

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if you replace shower heads and faucets you can cut water use in half.

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it is predicted that by 2025 2.8 billion people will not have access to freshwater.

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when water is used up it is usually replaced by freshwater from the water cycle.

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8 liters of water are wasted each year from leaky toilets

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although water shortages are a problem it is not completely hopeless.

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overuse can cause water shortages (don't flush the toilet as much)

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overuse can cause water shortages (don't flush the toilet as much)

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29% of all water in the household is used for flushing toilets

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an area that gets normal rainfall can get droughts.

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2/3 of all freshwater is used for farming.

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water shortages can lead to the spread of disease

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as cities grow they are requiring more water, most of this water is sadly not able to be supplied.

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We need to fix our faucets because we are wasting it when it drips.

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1. Finding fresh water is getting hard
2. Taking the salt out of salt water costs 5x as much as fresh water treatment

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1. Pollution can go anywhere water goes
2. Danube River and the Black Sea have lots of pollution
3. Some of the problems are hard to solve, such as acid rain

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1. People are trying to come up with ideas of how to share water across the world
2. Billions of tons of water are used to grow grain
3. Lake Chad shrinking has caused hardship for many Africans

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1. There are many different thoughts about how water needs to be used
2. People need to learn how to share water because the water is becoming scarce
3. Texas and Mexico had to talk about that because the Rio Grande flows between the two

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1. There are three ways that people can conserve water
2. Repair leaks, reuse water, recycle water
3. Use drip irrigation instead of spraying the water

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desalination- the process of removing salt from ocean water

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To protect the Black Sea and Danube River, 11 nations made an agreement among themselves and the European Union

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By 2025 the number of people without enough water will increase 5 times to about 2.8 billion people

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about half a billion people in 31 countries mostly in the Middle East and Africa currently face water shortages

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more than 8 liters of water is wasted by leaking toilets

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river water is overused in multiple places

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Many people have different thoughts for use of water. Some people in the southwest want to use it for pools and laws, while others want it to drink.

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underground stores of water can take thousands of years to refill

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Drought- when their is no water to go around.

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jordon imports 91%
Israel imports 87%
Egypt imports 40%

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Fresh water can be conserved/the need for conservation

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Fresh water can be conserved/the need for conservation

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1. Americans use 168 liters of water each day, 5% of that is from leaky toilets.
2. Many people are facing water shortages.
3. The west is starting to become more desert-ish because of the lack of water.

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1. They are taking all the water from the aquifers.
2. The more water people take from the aquifers, the more likely it is for the aquifer to close up.
3. Many people depend on rivers for their water, which is causing them to be overused.

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1. Northern Africa and the Middle East have really bad water shortages.
2. The droughts are making the trees more susceptible to diseases and wild fires.
3. The places that suffer from the droughts often have to import food because they can not grow their own.
4. Drought - a long period of abnormally low rainfall.

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Ogallala Aquifer- a shallow water table surrounded by sand, silt, clay, and gravel located beneath the great plains in the united states

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Only half of the water reaches the roots of the plants

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Farmers draw water from underground aquifers faster than it can be replaced

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Northern Africa and the Middle East have severe water shortages

people of these regions can't grow enough food

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To conserve water means to use less of it

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Aquifer- Water stored underground to water crops.

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Even places that get rain can get water shortages.

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In Northern Africa water is being piped instead of being used for growing food.

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Drought- a long period of time of abnormally low rain fall.