Water Issues
Our water issue topic was Global Warming. Global warming is the the effect of warming of the earth when greenhouse gasses are trapped in the atmosphere. It also creates Drought is a prolonged period of abnormally low precipitation, which results to a low supply of water. Edwards aquifer provides water for two million people in central/north Texas. However, demand for water has increased since the population keeps rising. Texas's hot weather then stresses the water supply, so we need more places to get water from. Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan are also a main resource for water supply for farmers and our cities. The issue facing this is that three years ago from October 2010 to May 2011 the water level fell to 1.4 million acre-feet, causing the Central/northern Texas region to begin stage 1 drought restrictions. This is just one effect of global warming (which some info was looked up online, not in presentation but you get my point).
Another effect is the melting of the icecaps. This is critical because polar bears could lose their habitat and the water levels could rise. When the water levels rise it could create flooding and too much water on our coasts. The society needs to be aware because we could ultimately hurt our earth when we should be taking care of it by cutting back on driving, turning off electricity or cutting down on factories that we make that produce fossil fuels.
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