Facts
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Facts

 

over 97% of the earth’s water is not drinkable

 

fresh water accounts for 2.53% of all available water on earth of which 2/3 is frozen

 

756 million people do not have ready access to water globally

 

average water consumption in Las Vegas is 1150 liters per household per day

 

arctic ice has declined by 4.53% per decade and summer ice has declined by 13.73% per decade beginning in the 1990s

 

the global ice pack is receding at 475 cubic kilometers per year

 

the ocean has been rising 3.5 millimeters per year since the 1990s (due to thermal expansion and land based ice melts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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