Groundwater Issues: What's Going on in the World

 As part of our next unit, we are going to explore some of the issues related to groundwater, that are facing the world.    Groundwater is the water that is stored in rocks below the ground, in aquifers.  Overuse can cause major problems including sinkholes, water shortages, and other social-political unrest.   

We are going to explore a few different issues that are related to groundwater, or water shortages.  Here are the links. 

TOPIC #1 - DROUGHT & THE CIVIL WAR SYRIA

Groundwater and Syria

Comic - Civil War and Syria


TOPIC #2 - VENICE IS SINKING

Venice is Sinking - CNN

https://wanderwisdom.com/travel-destinations/Venice-Tourism-Sinking


TOPIC #3 - MEXICO CITY IS SINKING

Mexico City is Sinking 


TOPIC #4 - GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION - HOW DOES POLLUTION HAPPEN?

Groundwater Contamination

5 Ways that Groundwater can be contaminated


TOPIC #5 - INDIA'S WATER USE PROBLEM

CNN Water Shortage in India

Solar Crops? Possible solution in India


TOPIC #6 - FLORIDA'S SINKHOLE ALLEY

Florida's Sinkhole Alley

Sinkhole Alley Explained


TOPIC #7 - IS THIS A GOOD IDEA?  NEW INVENTIONS TO DEAL WITH WATER SHORTAGES

Are these good ideas? New invention possibilities

Working towards desalination

TOPIC #8 - NESTLE & BOTTLED WATER

Nestle Fact Sheet

The Story of Bottled Water



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