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= This wiki is a resource for poetry examples about water in our world. = = Add a poem you have. Everyone is invited to join! =

= **Instructions:** = = =
 * ** Read the section at the bottom of the page "About this wiki". **
 * = **Click "New Page"** =
 * = **Name your Wiki page the name of your poem.** =
 * = **Include** =
 * = **links to sources** =
 * = **images to enhance the message** =
 * = **color coding the text** =
 * = **Click on "Why Care About Water? A Wiki Poem" to see an example.** =

** About this wiki: **

I designed this wiki as my culminating project as part of a unit of learning about water. Over the last few weeks, I have learned that water is a limited resource on earth. It is being exploited and polluted in many places on earth. Did you know that less that 1% of all water on earth is available for drinking? Even that water has to be filtered before it is considered safe. Access to clean drinking water is a serious and timely issue. People all over the world have limited access to fresh drinking water. In many places, women and children spend several hours a day walking to retrieve water for daily use (Water.org, 1990-2010).

In science class we learned that water is a soluble substance that ionic compounds, such as salts, will dissolve in water. This can occur because of the attraction between positive and negative charges (ppornelubio, 2006). Not only is water a solvent for salt, but other pollutants can be carried in water. Some of these pollutants are oil, runoff, and radioactive waste (Water Pollution Guide, 2003-2007). The recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has potential to cause long term effects not only for the environment, but the plants and animals that live there (@http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/public_lands/energy/dirty_energy_development/oil_and_gas/gulf_oil_spill/index.html). While new technologies are being developed to minimize these effects, it is up to the humans to take precaution, develop awareness, and conserve water as a natural resource.

Please, read the Why Care About Water Wiki Poem and continue to support me in creating awareness in others about our precious water resource and contribute a poem of your own. Thank you all for participating in this ongoing effort!

**Sources:**

__**ppornelubio**__. (September 15, 2006). Dissolved Salt. Retrieved from @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN9euz9jzwc

Kyrk, John. (2010). WATER. Retrieved from @http://www.johnkyrk.com/H2O.html

Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, (2001) via ciesin.org via NationMaster. Retrieved from @http://www.nationmaster.com/red/graph/env_wat_ava-environment-water-availability&b_printable=1

Water.org (1990-2010). Retrieved from @http://water.org/

Center for Biological Diversity. (2010). Retrieved from @http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/public_lands/energy/dirty_energy_development/oil_and_gas/gulf_oil_spill/index.html

SUDAN: Climate change - only one cause among many for Darfur conflict. (June 28, 2007). Retrieved from @http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72985
Water Pollution Guilde. (2003-2008). Retrieved from @http://www.water-pollution.org.uk/

Desertification (1997). Retrieved from @http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/desertification/