Our Global Water Crisis, Explained.

In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, we look at our global freshwater crisis. Specifically, the video investigates how droughts in California and the Amazon lead to water scarcity for local residents, wildfires, and changing landscapes. These droughts are now exacerbated by climate change and will only make water scarcity and water access worse if drastic action is not taken to curb climate change. In addition, California's Central Valley shows clearly how agriculture can make droughts even worse by drawing unsustainable levels of water out of surrounding aquifers. The water crisis around the globe and in Central Valley has become so bad that many residents are forced to get bottled water because their tap or well water is contaminated or non-existent. In short, we're facing a global water crisis, a shortage of water that, if addressed through water conservation and climate change can be avoided.

The script for this video was written by NCSE Graduate Student Outreach Fellow Annie Stoeth.

Timestamps:
Intro - 0:00
The Changing Water Cycle - 1:12
Water Scarcity in California - 2:35
Drought in the Amazon - 4:09
Global Water Scarcity Numbers - 5:34
Solutions to Water Scarcity - 6:39
Conclusion - 8:01
Outro - 8:47

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[OurChangingClimate]

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[Gandalf-The-Green]

In the last three years It really came to my attention how weather patterns have changed in my hometown in SW Germany. There used to be much more precipitation during the summer months. Now we often see not a single drop for a month, the driest months being July and August. In my allotment, young apple and pear trees, but also fig trees, hazel bushes and grapes that were planted during the last years and already well rooted had to be watered regularly this summer. This used to be virtually unheard around here. You used to plant a fruit tree in fall, then maybe water it once or twice in the next summer, and it would be able to sustain itself from there on. I am afraid that restocking old forests and orchards is going to get much more difficult since young trees can't survive on their own here anymore.

[potatotuberdisease]

Doing your part isn't enough. Each one of us has to reach out to more people and bridge a chain reaction

[wiblet]

man this channel sure has a lot of ways of telling me i'll never live to see my 30s

[mattheworegan]

Something tells me rich people going to space on rockets isn't the solution and is just the "quit game"

[STREZZD]

that visuals are incredible appealing.

[asa.pankeiki]

Since we’re talking abt water, please do a video on Nestle’s atrocities on water soon

[johnlane]

The Coalition Government in Australia is trying to legislate to make gas power a 'clean energy' solution. Your video aptly explains why Australians can't let the Government get away with such corrupt behaviour.

[mariet]

I'm from Melbourne. We've just been informed yesterday that over 80 suburbs now have contaminated drinking water due to recent storms. Thanks for shining light over such an important issue! 🌏

[SD-tjdh]

Humanity:

Creating long term damage for short term gain.

[גיאדרי]

You should do few videos about solutions. In Israel there are some, from drip irrigation, air and aqua farming, gray water cleaning, pipelines across the country, gadgets on fossets and a lot more. It made the land from deserts and swamps to a farmable land.

[KickKnete]

Isn't the beef industry one of the most waterintensive and rainforest destroying industry today?

[mikaxms]

We’re such a great species with cutting down trees, poisoning water sources and mismanaging the available water.

[montseglz]

I'm doing a project on how we can use new technologies to reduce the amount of water agriculture uses, and through all the research I've done, I found there are already so many solutions! Those technologies aren't that hard to implement, and neither are they too expensive, but parts of the agriculture industry aren't willing to change what's been working for them, even if it affects everyone around them. It's frustrating that there are so many smart people with solutions to everything, but no ones willing to change.

[onepiecebarca]

Your channel is a metaphor for how people act regarding to climate change. A lot of people subscribe to your channel just like a lot of people subscribe to the idea of reversing climate change or going green or carbon free etc but only a few of those people actually bother to take action just like only a fraction of your subscribers watches your videos or engages with your channel in other forms as well.

[mcearc]

Awesome video, like always.
In germany we got a huge problem with NOx in the groundwater, caused by the huge farm animal population.
Most of the people know about it but almost nobody talks about it

[KJSvitko]

Speak up for the future of the planet.
Join in and get active in your community.
We need Climate Action Now not in 2030 or 2050.

[suprithAnCom]

I am seeing lot of droughts followed by heavy floods here from 3 years, in South India.
It's poor people who will suffer from the environmental damage made by Rich people...

[newsinspace]

8:45 “well worth it” 😂 Great Video and Joke too

[SharonnAf]

I have learned so much from this channel since I found it a couple of months ago, and I have done what I can in my power to help. Thank you for the educational content!