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Resources  linked to NSW Geography Syllabus 7-10
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Colorado River deal will bring water cuts to California

Colorado River deal will bring water cuts to California | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
“ Seven states have agreed to cut water use to boost the Colorado River's depleted reservoirs, reaching a consensus after months of negotiations.”
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Lake Mead Keeps Dropping

Lake Mead Keeps Dropping | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
Water levels are at their lowest since 1937.
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High in the Himalayas, China is planning to build the mother of all mega dams - ABC News

High in the Himalayas, China is planning to build the mother of all mega dams - ABC News | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
Beijing is turning its sights to one of the wildest and riskiest reaches of the Tibetan Plateau where it's making plans to build the world's most powerful hydropower plant.
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Water: how to stop undervaluing a precious resource and be ready for the future

Water: how to stop undervaluing a precious resource and be ready for the future | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
World Water Day 2021 highlights how H2O impacts our everyday lives, social and economic stability and climate change – and what we can all do to value it.
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The Ongoing Collapse of the World's Aquifers | WIRED

The Ongoing Collapse of the World's Aquifers | WIRED | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
When humans over-exploit underground water supplies, the ground collapses like a huge empty water bottle. It's called subsidence, and it could affect 1.6 billion people by 2040.
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The 'loss and devastation' of a relentless drought captured from space - ABC News 

The 'loss and devastation' of a relentless drought captured from space - ABC News  | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
The 2017 to 2019 period was the hottest and driest three-year stretch ever recorded for the Murray-Darling Basin, bringing with it a level of water stress that many in the region had never before experienced.
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Anxiety grows as China’s Three Gorges dam hits highest level 

Anxiety grows as China’s Three Gorges dam hits highest level  | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/20/china-three-gorges-dam-highest-level-hydro-electric-floods?fbclid=IwAR1nyPfHnDtxq_ayn7x_qJ...

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China blows up dam on Yangtze river tributary to ease flooding | World news | The Guardian

China blows up dam on Yangtze river tributary to ease flooding | World news | The Guardian | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
Explosives used to destroy Chu river dam in central Anhui province in bid to bring water levels down
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Climate Change: 1.9 Billion People Rely on Natural 'Water Towers'

Climate Change: 1.9 Billion People Rely on Natural 'Water Towers' | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
A new study ranks the importance and vulnerability of high-mountain stores of water.
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Biophysical interactions
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Climate change: 1.9 billion people rely on natural 'water towers'

Climate change: 1.9 billion people rely on natural 'water towers' | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
A new study ranks the importance and vulnerability of high-mountain stores of water.
GTANSW & ACT's curator insight, January 11, 2020 2:12 AM
Biophysical interactions
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Failing Rains and Thirsty Cities: Australia’s Growing Water Problem

Failing Rains and Thirsty Cities: Australia’s Growing Water Problem | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
Partner Content: Australia is a country on the brink of a water crisis. Understanding why water is scarce and where the water goes will be crucial to keeping Australia’s taps flowing as its population grows.
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Coalmine would take 3.3bn litres of water a year from Sydney catchment, agency warns | Australia news | The Guardian

Coalmine would take 3.3bn litres of water a year from Sydney catchment, agency warns | Australia news | The Guardian | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
WaterNSW says South32’s proposal to extend Dendrobium mine could cause cracking in the walls of two dams
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Singapore's focus on innovation is key to securing its water's future

Singapore's focus on innovation is key to securing its water's future | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
Singapore uses 141 litres of water per person every day and is the fifth most likely country in the world to face extremely high water stress by 2040 - but tech innovations are helping to cut water consumption.
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How water shortages are brewing wars - BBC Future

How water shortages are brewing wars - BBC Future | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
Unprecedented levels of dam building and water extraction by nations on great rivers are leaving countries further downstream increasingly thirsty, increasing the risk of conflicts.
Uriel Ferreira's curator insight, October 31, 2022 12:57 AM

Desde el inicio con el paso de los primeros cazadores-recolectores hasta las sociedades tecnológicas, la humanidad ha competido por los recursos, la guerra es el medio más común y el agua es probablemente el bien más preciado para la vida. 

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River Runner

River Runner | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
Watch the path of a raindrop from anywhere in the contiguous United States
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HotSpots H2O:New Research Finds National Reform Vital for Jordan’s Worsening Water Crisis

HotSpots H2O:New Research Finds National Reform Vital for Jordan’s Worsening Water Crisis | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
Elena BruessElena Bruess writes on the intersection of environment, health, and human rights for Circle of Blue and covers international conflict and water for Circle of Blue’s HotSpots H2O.
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This New South Wales town is diversifying its drinking water supply through harvested stormwater

This New South Wales town is diversifying its drinking water supply through harvested stormwater | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
An Australian first: harvested stormwater from the urban water catchment in Orange, NSW, is being used as part of the drinking water supply.
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How is climate change affecting global water security?

How is climate change affecting global water security? | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
Conserving forests, wetlands and watersheds, including those around cities, can help absorb rainfall, helping stem crop losses from flooding and drought.
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In India, there's water everywhere, and nowhere

In India, there's water everywhere, and nowhere | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
A 2,400-mile trek across India reveals the allure of its sacred rivers—and a crisis that threatens a way of life.
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River Nile dam: Reservoir filling up, Ethiopia confirms

River Nile dam: Reservoir filling up, Ethiopia confirms | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
Officials confirm satellite images showing water levels rising, amid failed talks with Egypt and Sudan.
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Water wars: will politics destroy the Murray-Darling Basin plan – and the river system itself? | Australia news | The Guardian

Water wars: will politics destroy the Murray-Darling Basin plan – and the river system itself? | Australia news | The Guardian | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
Drought is not the only threat to the river system: the plan to save it is in doubt as states spar over the best way forward
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The Water We Eat - Discover how much WATER we EAT every day

The Water We Eat - Discover how much WATER we EAT every day | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
Discover how much WATER we EAT every day
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NSW drought: Bourke most at-risk town of running dry as drought in Australia worsens

NSW drought: Bourke most at-risk town of running dry as drought in Australia worsens | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
More than a dozen large NSW towns have a "high risk" of running out of water and the quality of supplies in some areas in deteriorating as the state's big dry intensifies.
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Can recycled water be the 'next frontier' for towns running out of drinking water? | Environment | The Guardian

Can recycled water be the 'next frontier' for towns running out of drinking water? | Environment | The Guardian | Stage 4 Water in the World | Scoop.it
Toowoomba’s toxic 2006 poll put recycled water off the drinking table – but there is a push to bring it back
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