Human Impacts on the Water Cycle

Did you know the water you’re drinking may have once been part of a glacier in the Antarctic? In this simulation, you will learn how water moves around the Earth in a continuous cycle. You will also look at how human activities, such as deforestation and urban development, can impact different hydrological processes.

Pinpoint key hydrological stores and processes

探索水循环的概述并确定不同的水文储存。您可能会惊讶地发现地球上有多少水存储在海洋中！然后，探索不同的水文过程如何在交互活动中在这些商店之间移动水。了解降水，蒸发，凝结，蒸腾，浸润，拦截，表面径流和地下水流的定义。应用此知识以找出每个过程所属的水周期中的位置。

Can you avoid causing a flood?

Using your knowledge of the water cycle, you will use a 3D model on our hi-tech holofloor to assess how human influences impact the water cycle. You will look closely at deforestation and urban development and how they affect interception, infiltration and surface runoff. You will have the ability to change different parameters and test your model to see if you manage to avoid flooding your town! You can repeat this activity as many times as you wish until you’re satisfied you have achieved the best possible outcome.

Help the property developer
在模拟结束时，您将向房地产开发人员Max提供有关您的发现的信息，以便他可以就其开发计划做出明智的决定。