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Water

Sustainability Literacy Research sources. The following questions are intended to get students in a variety of disciplines started on researching water issues and solutions related to what they are studying.

Global Water Day

water day"International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources."

Climate Change, Weather & Water

Climate change, weather & water (scientific evidence, hurricanes, tsunamis, Katrina, Fukushima, great conveyor, droughts and floods, snowfall, glaciers, polar ice caps)

Ecology of Water

Ecology of water  (wetlands, ponds, creeks, rivers, lakes, great lakes, oceans, flora & fauna)

Books on Ecology, Climate Change, Weather & Water

Michigan Water Issues Books

Human Health & Water

Human health & water (water quality, treatment, sewage, bottled water, food, farming, water based exercise, recreation  and therapy, water & children)

Equity and Diversity

Equity and Diversity Books/DVDs

National and Global Water Issues

Global water issues (climate change, drought, inequities, river and aquifer depletion, politics)

Technology of Water

Technology of water  (hydropower, ocean and tide power, dams, desalination, ground source heat pumps, pollution, manufacturing, environmental engineering/remediation)

Technology of Water

Technology of water (hydropower, ocean and tide power, dams, desalination, ground source heat pumps, pollution, manufacturing, environmental engineering/remediation)