You may know by now how much water the earth has. And you would’ve heard by now that it’s getting more and more polluted. Every day, plastic bottles, rubber tires, chemicals, drugs, and a lot of different pollutants are thrown into our oceans. Other than that, dirty waters from energy plants, industries, facilities, laboratories, irrigations, […]
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Water Facts
- Almost 800 Million people don’t have access to clean water with almost a third of those living in Sub-Saharan Africa
- It is estimated that globally, over two-thirds of water sources are used for agriculture and only about 10% used domestically
- Over 400 million school days are lost each and every year due to water related illnesses and diseases
- More than 80% of sewage in developing countries is discharged untreated – polluting lakes, rivers and oceans
- As the global population continues to increase, demand for water consumption will also increase – for every additional 1 billion people, it’s estimated they will require and extra 1 trillion cubic meters of water, per year
- The Ogallala Aquifer, which spans across 8 States in the USA (New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming) covering the Great Plains is being depleted at an alarming rate. Whilst natural rainwater seepage does assist with replenishment, it’s still being estimated that in less than half a century this massive aquifer could actually run dry
- In the last 50 years, the Aral Sea has shrunk by approximately 90% – which is quite shocking considering it used to be one of the largest lakes in Asia
- Back during Aztec times in Mexico, for wahtever reason the Aztecs built Mexico City right on top of a lake – Lake or Lago de Texcoco – which at the time was probably considered a brilliant idea but now… due to climate change and infrastructuaral issues Mexico City is sinking as the lake bed beneath drys up and is being drained at a rapid pace. It’s estimated to be sinking by over 14 inches or 36 centimetres per year and by as much as 33 feet or 10 metres over the last 100 years
- It’s difficult to directly relate non water consumables to water consumption but it’s amazing when you break it down as accurately as possible… A cup of coffee requires over 35 gallons of water to be produced, a burger can be almost 3000 gallons of water
- It’s a sad fact that many more people in the world now own a mobile phone than a water tap
- If you were to think about each water tap that drips, multiplying this out over the course of one year – this could be as much as twenty thousand gallons of water
- What many people don’t know about the bottled water they purchase, is that much of this water actually comes from a local municipal water supply source
- Approximately 97% of all of the water globally is salty water, with around two-thirds of the fresh water currently located in glaciers
- Cold water is surprisingly heavier than hot water – due to it becoming less dense as it’s temperature increases