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Los Angeles River: drought Learn more about the causes and effects of water scarcity and several possible solutions to the problem Mexico City Aral Sea
The decline and partial recovery of the Aral Sea
water stress projections
water harvesting
wetlands
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Lake Mead is seen in the distance behind a dead creosote bush in an area of dry, cracked earth that used to be underwater near where the Lake Mead Marina was once located on June 12, 2021 in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
Comprehension Quiz: Water Scarcity
Comprehension Quiz: Water Scarcity
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water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)
Water and its Varying Forms
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Infographic on water scarcity. water availability, water use, inefficient irrigation, water pollution
Water Scarcity Facts and Statistics
A large school of mano (sharks) called Galapagos sharks at Maro Reef in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)a worldwide species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae.
Saving Sharks in the 2020s
Bald eagle in flight.
What Makes a Species Endangered?
Large ocean waves breaking on a stormy day. (wave; sea; whitecaps; storm)
Why Is There Fresh and Salt Water on Earth?
Model of global ocean currents and temperatures
How Do Ocean Currents Affect the Biosphere?
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Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides
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Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer
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Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.
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Iraqi Army Soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Division learning to operate and maintain M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks at Besmaya Combat Training Center, Baghdad, Iraq, 2011. Military training. Iraq war. U.S. Army
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Diverse elementary school children wearing school uniforms running outside of school. Boys girls
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Super Typhoon Noru over the western tropical Pacific Ocean as observed by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA Aqua satellite July 31 2017
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The decline and partial recovery of the Aral Sea
An overview of the shrinkage of the Aral Sea.
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water harvesting
Researchers invent a device that can harvest drinkable water from desert air.
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Los Angeles River: drought
A section of the Los Angeles River affected by drought.
© joshuaraineyphotography—iStock/Getty Images
Learn more about the causes and effects of water scarcity and several possible solutions to the problem
Infographic describing the causes and effects of water scarcity. Water scarcity is...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski
Mexico City
Aerial view of Mexico City.
Jupiterimages—Photos.com/Getty Images
Aral Sea
Animated map of the shrinking of the Aral Sea.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski
water stress projections
World map of projected water stress by country in 2040 under business-as-usual scenarios.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
wetlands
Both water and wildlife conservation benefit from the protection of seasonal wetlands...
Thomas M. Luhring/SREL
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