Geology
“Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink” (Coleridge, 1798), quoted from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, written in 1798 by Samual Coleridge.
Investigate the ways in which human-caused water shortages, contamination, floods, or other processes associated with fresh water have affected human history.
Choose a specific example in history and describe it. Include when a historical event occurred and describe how society responded. What effects did those responses have? Finally, do you think the event described could happen again? Where and why?