Water, Water, Everywhere???? Only 2.5% of all the water on earth is fresh water. Less than 0.03% of the fresh water is in rivers and lakes. Our scientists observe water being formed in the universe, as a by product of star formation. One Quasar 12 million light years from Earth is surrounded by a water vapor cloud that contains 140 trillion times more water than all of Earths oceans combined. As the Earths population grows, our use of water will become more and more important. About one billion people living on Earth have no access to safe drinking water. Every twenty one seconds, somewhere in the world, a child dies from drinking dirty water. Here is the good news. Most scientists believe we have enough water for everyone, it is just a matter of redistribution, digging more wells, and diversion of rivers into more lakes. One charitable organization we probably should all send a little money to is water.org. By donating just one dollar for every family member in America, we could raise 300 million to help dig wells and divert water in the deserts. All the peeps in the world deserve a drink at the well. How lucky are we to live in America, where fresh water is just a turn of the faucet away? Just a thought! Be well my friends!!!!!
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:40:51 +0000
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