Here are the last of the water supply statistics from the April 2010 National Geographic magazine devoted to the subject of water. These are for the current world water supply.
1) Nearly 70% of world's water fresh water is locked in ice.
2) Most of the rest is in aquifers that we're draining much more quickly than the natural recharge rate.
3) 2/3 of our water is used to grow food.
4) With 83 million more people on earth each year, water demand will keep going up unless we change how we use it.
Some of us are fortunate enough to be near large sources of fresh water but many of us are not. I remember a few years ago our family took a trip out west. We were amazed how much of the rivers had been bled dry by irrigation and rerouting so the population could have water. We each have responsibility to do what we can not only to make sure that all people have access to clean water but to do our best to preserve this precious resource that God has given us.
1) Nearly 70% of world's water fresh water is locked in ice.
2) Most of the rest is in aquifers that we're draining much more quickly than the natural recharge rate.
3) 2/3 of our water is used to grow food.
4) With 83 million more people on earth each year, water demand will keep going up unless we change how we use it.
Some of us are fortunate enough to be near large sources of fresh water but many of us are not. I remember a few years ago our family took a trip out west. We were amazed how much of the rivers had been bled dry by irrigation and rerouting so the population could have water. We each have responsibility to do what we can not only to make sure that all people have access to clean water but to do our best to preserve this precious resource that God has given us.
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