https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0 Take important notes from the reading en-us 2017-08-29 11:41:39 UTC 2017-09-05 13:00:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183370521 In Northern Africa water is being piped instead of being used for growing food.]]> 2017-08-29 13:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183370521 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183371537 Drought- a long period of time of abnormally low rain fall.]]> 2017-08-29 13:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183371537 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183372528 Even places that get rain can get water shortages.]]> 2017-08-29 13:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183372528 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183373845 Aquifer- Water stored underground to water crops.]]> 2017-08-29 13:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183373845 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183375229 To conserve water means to use less of it

]]> 2017-08-29 13:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183375229 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183436267 Northern Africa and the Middle East have severe water shortages

people of these regions can't grow enough food]]> 2017-08-29 15:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183436267 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183437911 Farmers draw water from underground aquifers faster than it can be replaced]]> 2017-08-29 15:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183437911 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183439176 Only half of the water reaches the roots of the plants]]> 2017-08-29 15:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183439176 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183440321 Ogallala Aquifer- a shallow water table surrounded by sand, silt, clay, and gravel located beneath the great plains in the united states]]> 2017-08-29 15:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183440321 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183480612 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.

]]> 2017-08-29 17:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183480612 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183481845 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.]]> 2017-08-29 17:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183481845 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183483964 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.]]> 2017-08-29 18:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183483964 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183501105 jordon imports 91%
Israel imports 87%
Egypt imports 40%]]> 2017-08-29 18:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183501105 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183502166 Drought- when their is no water to go around.]]> 2017-08-29 18:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183502166 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183660185 underground stores of water can take thousands of years to refill]]> 2017-08-30 13:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183660185 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183663592 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. ]]> 2017-08-30 13:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183663592 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183713759 river water is overused in multiple places]]> 2017-08-30 15:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183713759 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183715080 more than 8 liters of water is wasted by leaking toilets]]> 2017-08-30 15:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183715080 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183716124 about half a billion people in 31 countries mostly in the Middle East and Africa currently face water shortages ]]> 2017-08-30 15:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183716124 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183717514 By 2025 the number of people without enough water will increase 5 times to about 2.8 billion people]]> 2017-08-30 15:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183717514 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183721298 To protect the Black Sea and Danube River, 11 nations made an agreement among themselves and the European Union ]]> 2017-08-30 15:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183721298 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183723102 desalination- the process of removing salt from ocean water]]> 2017-08-30 15:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183723102 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183752969 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]]> 2017-08-30 17:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183752969 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183753956 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]]> 2017-08-30 17:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183753956 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183755830 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]]> 2017-08-30 17:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183755830 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183757219 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]]> 2017-08-30 17:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183757219 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183759363 1. Finding fresh water is getting hard
2. Taking the salt out of salt water costs 5x as much as fresh water treatment]]> 2017-08-30 17:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183759363 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183932236 We need to fix our faucets because we are wasting it when it drips.]]> 2017-08-31 13:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/183932236 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184040264 as cities grow they are requiring more water, most of this water is sadly not able to be supplied.]]> 2017-08-31 17:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184040264 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184040759 water shortages can lead to the spread of disease]]> 2017-08-31 17:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184040759 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184041230 2/3 of all freshwater is used for farming.]]> 2017-08-31 17:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184041230 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184041527 an area that gets normal rainfall can get droughts.]]> 2017-08-31 17:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184041527 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184042022 29% of all water in the household is used for flushing toilets]]> 2017-08-31 17:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184042022 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184042482 although water shortages are a problem it is not completely hopeless.]]> 2017-08-31 18:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184042482 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184043306 8 liters of water are wasted each year from leaky toilets]]> 2017-08-31 18:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184043306 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184043635 when water is used up it is usually replaced by freshwater from the water cycle. ]]> 2017-08-31 18:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184043635 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184044119 it is predicted that by 2025 2.8 billion people will not have access to freshwater.]]> 2017-08-31 18:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184044119 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184044655 if you replace shower heads and faucets you can cut water use in half.]]> 2017-08-31 18:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184044655 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184049607 An action taken to protect and preserve the natural world.]]> 2017-08-31 18:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184049607 https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184050432 -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!]]> 2017-08-31 18:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cwilson59/d4zcwvszfpe0/wish/184050432