Water cycle!

Biosphere - All organisms are partially composed of water Earth’s surface - Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans Underground - Groundwater systems, stored in aquifers Earth’s Atmosphere - Water vapor, clouds

Mostly initiated by the sun, water is vaporized and carried throughout the atmosphere

Water vapor in the atmosphere is condensed into clouds

Atmospheric water is released from clouds in the form of rain, snow, and hail

Water from precipitation or melt runs downward along the land and pools into rivers, lakes, and oceans

On permeable soil, water sinks into the ground into groundwater systems

Water from plants is released from leaves, stems, and flowers into the atmosphere

Evaporation Condensation Precipitation Runoff Infiltration Transpiration

reduces groundwater recharge and increases surface runoff. this can cause flooding and alter natural water flow patterns.

Reduces transpiration, decreases atmospheric moisture, changes in precipitation patterns, soil stability and water retention, erosion

alters natural river flows and can disrupt ecosystems, change local climates by altering evaporation rates.

Altering temperature and precipitation patterns, extreme weather events, changes in snowmelt timing, and shifting groundwater availability, droughts and floods

Irrigation, deplete local water sources and alter natural water flow

• Increase the area of protected greenbelt zones near urbanized areas and reduce soil compaction. • create Sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS)

create coastal reservoirs that avoid disrupting river-flow by sourcing water from near the area where the river flows into the ocean.

• Drip irrigation systems • capture runoff in ponds • irrigation scheduling • grow plants in their native environment