18.3 - Impacts of Reservoir Evaporation
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What is reservoir evaporation?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when water is heated.
Name one consequence of water resource loss from evaporation.
💡 Hint: Consider how farmers might be affected.
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What does reservoir evaporation primarily affect?
💡 Hint: Consider both aspects of water usage.
True or False: Evaporation increases the concentration of nutrients in reservoirs.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when water is removed from a solution.
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Suppose you are a water resource manager in an arid region where annual evaporation rates are projected to double due to climate change. What strategies could you implement to mitigate the economic and environmental impacts?
💡 Hint: Consider both immediate and long-term solutions.
Analyze how legal frameworks surrounding water usage could be modified to account for increased evaporation losses in a rapidly changing climate.
💡 Hint: Think creatively about integrating policy with resource management.
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