Today is World Water Day! The goal of World Water Day is to focus attention on the importance water.
Here in Michigan we should celebrate water every single day. We are surrounded by one of the greatest resources in the world - the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes contain 21% of the world's available fresh surface water! The name Michigan even comes from the Ojibwe word mishigamaa which mean "big water" or "big lake".
Because of their size, we often take the Great Lakes for granted. However they face many threats such as invasive species, chemical spills, industrial runoff and more. The biggest threat to the Great Lakes may be on the horizon as drought and depletion of aquifers in other parts of North America cause for increased cries to divert water from the Great Lakes Basin to other regions. This could completely destroy the Great Lakes ecosystem.
One of my favorite animated films is about water diversion. I wish every upper elementary, middle school, high school, and college science class in the Great Lakes Basin would watch this. Please enjoy The Incident at Tower 37 by Chris Perry and Bitfilms.
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