The purpose of our post is to raise awareness about one of the most important things in our lives, water. Often times people do not know what they have until they lose it, and this is what will happen if we continue to abuse and use up clean water. Fresh water is LIMITED, and we will run out of clean water to use if we don’t take action...
7 Interesting facts
1) 70% of our body is made up of water
2) The earth has a closed system so we do not lose or gain extra water. The same water from millions of years ago is the same water today.
3) There is more fresh water in underground aquifers than on earth’s surface.
4) About 80% of world’s water is used for agriculture and thermoelectric power.
5) 8 litres of clean water is used each time we flush the toilet.
6) It takes about 5000 litres of water to produce 1kg of rice, and 11,000 liters to produce one pound of coffee
7) A quick 5 minute shower takes up more water than a person in a developing country’s slum would use the whole day.
8) 443 million school days are lost each year due to lack of access to clean water
5 Useful facts
Problems with Water
1) Eight cups of water is recommended a day.
2) Caffeine may prevent water from reach necessary locations in our body. (Soft drinks, coffee, tea)
3) We can only use 3% of the water on Earth.
4) Drinking too much water in a short time can lead to water intoxication.
5) By the time you feel thirsty, you have lost about 1% of your total water amount.
Problems with Water
- 3.4 million people die each year from a water-related disease
- 80% of all illness in developing countries come from water-borne diseases
- Over 1.5 billion people lack clean water
- More people have a mobile phone than a toilet
- 780 million people have only dirty water to drink, which make them sick
- About 1.8 million children die because they have to drink dirty water
- Rivers, lakes, and aquifers are drying up or becoming too polluted
- More than HALF of world’s wetlands have disappeared
- Human-caused climate change is changing weather and water patterns
Solutions
- Educate people about the current situation of water consumption
- Fund and donate to organization that work to help with water management
- Be more aware about your daily actions and how you use water (e.g. - turn off tap water when you’re not using it, take short showers not baths, drink and consume products that use less water like chicken instead of beef and water instead of coffee)
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By:Hans,Jeen,Richy
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