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Analyzing and interpreting spatial information.
Global Freshwater Crisis
80% of the world vulnerable to water scarcity
Freshwater systems around the globe are currently experiencing various levels of stress due to human activities such that nearly 80% of the world’s population is currently vulnerable to water scarcity and associated aquatic biodiversity is threatened. Vörösmarty et al. (2010) studied and mapped 23 stressors that threaten water quality and availability as well as aquatic biodiversity. The stressors were grouped into 4 categories:
catchment disturbance (ex. livestock density) pollution (ex. pesticide loading) water resource development (ex. dam density) biotic factors (ex....