Everyone
agrees that water is the most important substance on earth. However,
not everyone knows every bit of trivia about this tasteless,
odorless, and colorless liquid. Here are some facts about water:
- Only 3% of the water found on earth is drinkable or fresh water. The rest of 97% is ocean, or salt water.
- 68.7% of that fresh water is trapped in glaciers. If ever they melted, sea levels will rise to up to 10 meters, flooding 25% of the United States population.
- Americans use 100 gallons of water per day for the average family. Most of it is used to flush the toilet, more than any other action. Conversely, the average African family who live below the Sahara have only 2-5 gallons of water to use everyday.
- More than 2 billion people have no access to safe water. To fetch water, most of them walk for at least 3 hours. In Third World countries, 10,000 children under the age of 5 die because of illnesses from drinking impure water.
So
the next time you brush your teeth, bear in mind that you can save up
to 4 gallons of water by turning it off. If you see it dripping, have
it fixed straightaway. 3,000 gallons could be wasted in a year by
that unattended drip.
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