_ What if you opened your tap and nothing came out?
_This is a reality that all of us may live and that many are currently living.
-There is more involved than what we see in front of us The Aral sea, the world's 4th largest lake, has lost 80% of it's water volume Lake Chad, one of Africa's largest lakes, has lost 90% of its water the Great Lakes, one of the world's largest body of drinkable water, is at a record low. North America's Ogallala aquifer, the world's largest underground body of water, is half gone Saudi Arabia has 50 years left of water, New Mexico has 20, California has 10. Kansas is already expropriating their water from the depleting Missouri River via pipeline. 26% of the world live in water stressed conditions- estimated to rise to 47% by 2025 97% of the earth's water is salt water, 3% is fresh water.. much of it is polluted beyond use Humans are mining water 15 times faster than it is being replenished by our hydrologic cycle In a water scarce world it takes: 350, 000 liters to build a car 2-7 barrels of water for one barrel of oil 32 liters to make one microchip |