Infographic: Of All The Water in the World, We Only Get Just 0.08%
source: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/infographic-all-the-water-in-the-world-doesnt-amount...
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What an appalling picture!
When things are put in perspective...
"Check out the incredible statistics that whittle our available water supply down to next to nothing, and the surprising reasons why so little works its way to our taps. Click on the graphic to enlarge.
And click through for more interesting - and appalling - water statistics.
2.5 gallons: The sustainable amount of water per person much of the world is allocated per day.
80-100 gallons: The amount of water per day used by the average American citizen
$11.3 billion: The amount of money required to provide basic levels of service for drinking and waste water in Africa and Asia.
88 percent: Number of deaths from diarrhea are caused from unsafe drinking water, inadequate availability of water for hygiene, and lack of access to sanitation; this translates to more than 1.5 million of the 1.9 million children under five who perish from diarrhea each year. This amounts to 18% of all under-five deaths and means that more than 4,000 children are dying every day as a result of diarrhoeal diseases.
$35 billion: The amount of money spent on bottled water in the most developed countries in the world.
2.7 tons: The amount of plastic used to bottle water. 86% become garbage or litter.
It's time to start better appreciating, and conserving, this very finite and very necessary resource."
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/infographic-all-the-water-in-the-world-d...
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When things are put in perspective...
"Check out the incredible statistics that whittle our available water supply down to next to nothing, and the surprising reasons why so little works its way to our taps. Click on the graphic to enlarge.
And click through for more interesting - and appalling - water statistics.
2.5 gallons: The sustainable amount of water per person much of the world is allocated per day.
80-100 gallons: The amount of water per day used by the average American citizen
$11.3 billion: The amount of money required to provide basic levels of service for drinking and waste water in Africa and Asia.
88 percent: Number of deaths from diarrhea are caused from unsafe drinking water, inadequate availability of water for hygiene, and lack of access to sanitation; this translates to more than 1.5 million of the 1.9 million children under five who perish from diarrhea each year. This amounts to 18% of all under-five deaths and means that more than 4,000 children are dying every day as a result of diarrhoeal diseases.
$35 billion: The amount of money spent on bottled water in the most developed countries in the world.
2.7 tons: The amount of plastic used to bottle water. 86% become garbage or litter.
It's time to start better appreciating, and conserving, this very finite and very necessary resource."
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/infographic-all-the-water-in-the-world-d...
Join the Organic Movement:
http://current.com/groups/organicgreen/
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