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  2. Effects of climate change on the water cycle - Wikipedia

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    The human-caused changes to the water cycle will increase hydrologic variability and therefore have a profound impact on the water sector and investment decisions. [9] They will affect water availability (water resources), water supply, water demand, water security and water allocation at regional, basin, and local levels. [9]

  3. Water cycle - Wikipedia

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    The water cycle is also essential for the maintenance of most life and ecosystems on the planet. Human actions are greatly affecting the water cycle. Activities such as deforestation, urbanization, and the extraction of groundwater are altering natural landscapes (land use changes) all have an effect on the water cycle.

  4. Human impact on river systems - Wikipedia

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    The natural water cycle and stream flow is globally influenced and linked to global interconnections. [2] Rivers are an essential component of the terrestrial realm and have been a preferable location for human settlements during history.

  5. The system that moves water around the Earth is off balance ...

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    The water cycle refers to the complex system by which water moves around the Earth. Water evaporates from the ground — including from lakes, rivers and plants — and rises into the atmosphere ...

  6. Human impact on marine life - Wikipedia

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    Human activities affect marine life and marine habitats through overfishing, habitat loss, the introduction of invasive species, ocean pollution, ocean acidification and ocean warming. These impact marine ecosystems and food webs and may result in consequences as yet unrecognised for the biodiversity and continuation of marine life forms. [3]

  7. Human impact on the environment - Wikipedia

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    Water pollution results when contaminants mix with these water bodies. Contaminants can come from one of four main sources. These are sewage discharges, industrial activities, agricultural activities, and urban runoff including stormwater. [154] Water pollution may affect either surface water or groundwater. This form of pollution can lead to ...

  8. Effects of climate change - Wikipedia

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    Some climate change effects: wildfire caused by heat and dryness, bleached coral caused by ocean acidification and heating, environmental migration caused by desertification, and coastal flooding caused by storms and sea level rise. Effects of climate change are well documented and growing for Earth's natural environment and human societies. Changes to the climate system include an overall ...

  9. Runoff (hydrology) - Wikipedia

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    The water cycle is also essential for the maintenance of most life and ecosystems on the planet. Human actions are greatly affecting the water cycle. Activities such as deforestation, urbanization, and the extraction of groundwater are altering natural landscapes (land use changes) all have an effect on the water cycle.