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Article Title: It can make you cough, and it kills fish. Here are nine things to know about red tide https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article250840374.html Practice 1- Concept Explanation 1. Describe/Explain environmental concepts, processes, or models in applied contexts. • The million of gallons of contaminated water from Piney Point into the Tampa Bay has concerns of creating a bloom of red tides Practice 2- Visual Representations 2. Explain relationships between different characteristics of environmental concepts, processes, or models represented visually in the context of your chosen text. • Models provided in text relayed complexity of geo-political interactions and claims to water rights in the region. 3. Explain how environmental concepts and processes represented visually relate to broader environmental issues. • Water insecurity is an issue that affects approximately 40% of the world’s population. The Nile river and its tributaries provide this supply for millions of people in Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, and Ethiopia. The proposed dam in Ethiopia will threaten the water supply for all nations downstream from Ethiopia. Practice 3- Text Analysis 4. Identify the author’s claim. • The author describes specific effects to the people of the Nile River delta due to reduced water flow and sea level rise. He wishes to increase knowledge of water rights information in the Nile watershed. 5. Describe the author’s perspective and assumptions. • The author is very vocal about the effects to the people of Egypt, and how current scarcities will only become worse with the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. 6. Describe the author’s reasoning (their use of evidence to support a claim) • The author uses evidence from studies performed by the Smithsonian Institution, Assuit University, and other studies published in Nature to support the evidence of how decreasing water supply and climate change will continue to effect the people of Egypt. 7. Evaluate the credibility of a source (recognize bias seen in writing AND the directionality) • The author exhibits bias against the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, while citing the benefits of its development to Ethiopia. He consistently uses published studies to illustrate that any benefits that may come will not outweigh the negative effects resulting to Egypt. 8. Evaluate the validity of conclusions of a source or research study. • The conclusions of this article relay the threats Egypt faces from climate change and water scarcity. He credibly addresses many challenges facing the nation of Egypt. Practice 4- Scientific Experiments 9. Describe an aspect of research method, design, and/or measure used
• This article is an example of a literature review. 10. Identify a testable hypothesis or scientific question for an investigation. • If the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is completed, what will be the actual difference in Nile river flow due to the retention of water. 11. Identify a research method, design, and/or measures used. • Use of computer modeling and scale modeling systems could demonstrate current and potential future flow rates of the Nile river and its tributaries after the completion of the GERD. Practice 5- Data Analysis 12. Describe patterns or trends in given data • All data shared within this article describe a decline in the amount of available water for the people who depend upon the Nile River for their supply. 13. Describe relationships among variables in data represented • Data given shows a direct relationship between the development of a new Dam and reservoir and the reduction of water flow into a Nile river tributary. Data provided also shows a more complex series of relationships between climate change, water cycles, sea level rise, and lab subsidence. These complex features are not a simple cause- effect scenario and can have many other explanations or interactions. 14. Explain what the data implies or illustrates about environmental issues • The data implies that the people of Egypt have a future facing greater insecurity due to water scarcity, as well as displacement due to sea level rise and climate change.
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