Dear MEL Topic Readers,
The water cycle you learned about in school is off balance. The
consequences affect everyone on Earth
Water evaporates from seas, lakes, rivers, and ice, changes into water
vapor, rises up into the atmosphere, and forms clouds, which then release the
water back down to the ground as rain or snow. This water cycle significantly affects
weather conditions and, therefore, groundwater supply, but it seems to have become
out of balance. Last year saw over a 40% decline below historical norms in the total
amount of freshwater stored in rivers, lakes, aquifers, ice, snow, and soils. Rivers
were at their driest levels in many parts of the world, affecting water
supplies for people, cattle, agriculture, transportation, and power generation.
Also, slow reserves, including glaciers, snow, and ice, lost massive amounts of
water, which will eventually deplete long-term water storage. The cause of such
an imbalance in the water cycle and depletion of water supply is obvious,
global warming. Now, the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31)
is taking place in Turkey. What progress, if any, will be made to resolve climate
change and water imbalance?
Read the article and learn about the water balance of our mother
planet.
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