How Much Fresh Water is on Earth?
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The Earth is covered in most parts with water, 72 percent of surface area, but 97 percent of the water is salty and not suited for drinking.
Some facts about the freshwater that is available on the surface:
- 70 percent of freshwater is locked in ice caps
- Less than 1 percent of the world's freshwater is readily accessible
- 6 countries (Brazil, Russia, Canada, Indonesia, China and Colombia) have 50 percent of the freshwater reserves
- One-third of the world's population lives in "water-stressed" countries
As you see the fresh water is not distributed evenly in the world, some countries like Brazil, Russia, Canada, Indonesia, China and Columbia have the bulk of fresh water, while others like the African countries have less fresh water.
There is much more freshwater stored in the ground than there is in liquid form on the surface, according to the USGS. Also, Scientists have found that more fresh water is hidden inside the earth in China. Scientists scanning the deep interior of Earth have found evidence of a vast water reservoir beneath eastern Asia that is at least the volume of the Arctic Ocean.
There are technologies that convert salt water to fresh water, desalination using seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) membrane technology produced by General Electric. These are currently employed in Algeria and provides more than 20% of fresh water.
So far there are no shortages of fresh water here, but still we have to be careful in how much we waste water. There is an American saying "Save it for a Rainy Day".
Ref: LiveScience
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We have a decelerator on our yacht, when we sailed to Mozambique we had lovely fresh water and showering with desalinated water was a pure pleasure, because the water is so 'soft' Very interesting article.
Sounds interesting, I would love to go there when I visit my sister in Zambia.
We always go to Incha it is a island just off the coast of Mozambique. One day if I get the time I will do a hub on it and include some pictures, it is truly beautiful.
We always go to Incha it is a island just off the coast of Mozambique. One day if I get the time I will do a hub on it and include some pictures, it is truly beautiful.
Thanks Annalene, that will be lovely. Cheers :)
hice hub, I learnrd something new today.
nice hub
Thank you Midnightbliss and Lgali.
you have some really -- informative information on your site-
Really enjoyed reading some of your interesting hubs this morning!
Thanks Tiara for your comment, glad to share this with you guys. :)
Great and informative hub. I never thought of this question before. :-)
Thank you Ripplemaker, we need more water, the population is growing, hopefully there will be enough fresh water.
That would be a good wish for mankind. We can't live without fresh water.
85% of warter is fresh
Thanks Saffy, most of them is still salty water, but hopefully we won't find fresh water shortage for a long time.
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We can last 9 310 years if everyone uses as much water as an average American and the worlds population stops growing.
Ninja, true, population conservancy is another problem.
When was this made?
Thanks, I think the water was made over millions and millions of years ago, but thanks to the nature they evaporate and rain back to the earth and we are able to keep the cycle for a long time.
















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2 years ago
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