By clicking on the image above, you can look at the presentation on freshwater that Kelly and I created about Freshwaters. This presentation was part of a Jigsaw project where each group had to research a topic related to climate change. Based on our research, we found that climate change affects freshwaters because fresh water comes from glaciers and as glaciers keep melting, there is more freshwarer. However, at the threat that too many glaciers are melting, there is the possibility that there will no longer be a source for freshwater many years from now.
The most fascinating part of this project for me was discovering the facts surrounding The Aral Sea. This sea used to be one of the largest lakes in the world, but because Soviet irrigation projects diverted the rivers that ran into it, it has shrunk considerably. In the images above you can see just how quickly the lake has shrunk and how big it started out. The worst part about this issue is that it is a problem caused by humans, not the environment. In an age where we need to work on protecting our environment and saving freshwaters, we can't afford to allow one of the largest lakes in the world to shrink considerably in size. Overall, I found this project very interesting as it allowed for me to not only learn more about freshwaters and climate change but it allowed me to be knowledgeable of a case study I was not aware of prior to the project.
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