 Important Water Facts
Ednote: More about the "commons" and the "green economics"
60% of the Human Body is Water
70% of the human brain is water
80% of human blood is water
You can go a month without food
Humans can’t survive more than a week without water
The water that existed billions ago still exists today
Water covers 70% of earth
Only 3% of all that water is fresh water
That 3% is mostly ice
Less than 1% of all fresh water is readily accessible
Less than .007% of all water on earth is available to drink
¼ of all water entering your home is used to flush toilets
1 flush is equal to 3 gallons for most homes
Most washing machines use 40 gallons per wash
A 10 minute shower uses 50 gallons of fresh water
Brushing your teeth with the water on uses 4 gallons
Teeth bushing "water off" 0.25 gallons
A Water Crisis is Looming Worldwide
The 20th century saw a tripling of world’s population
Water use in the 20th century grew 6 times
By mid-century 2050 – the world will add 3 billion more bodies
Most new humans will be born in water shortage regions
Los Angeles basin can support only 1,000,000 people with indigenous water
Expected population of Los Angeles in 2020 : 22 million
El Paso and San Antonio, TX will run out of water in 10-20 years
Central Florida will fun out in 5 years
Millions of people live on 3 gallons of water per day
U.S. citizens average 160 gallons per person per day
25 million refugees were displaced by contaminated rivers in 2008
That's more than were forced to flee from war zones
1 in 3 people in the world lack access to sanitation
1-5 don’t have access to safe drinking water
The United Nations state that a child dies every 15 seconds from water related disease
World’s Water Shortage is Very Serious!
Due to over pumping the ground water in many countries is almost gone
Depleted aquifers lead to cutbacks in grain harvests, more food shortages
China is already developing large grain deficits
Also India, Pakistan and Egypt
The world water problems translates in to a world hunger problem
What does all this mean?
It’s a thirsty world
Industry is thirsty
Agriculture is thirsty
We are thirsty
What will be the straw that breaks the camel’s back?
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