What’s more? Right now, according to a Nasa-led study, many of the world’s freshwater sources are being drained faster than they are being replenished. In other words, the near future presents one big freshwater drain after the next. ![]() Water withdrawal for energy, used for cooling power stations, is also expected to increase by over 20%. Much of the demand is driven by agriculture, which accounts for 70% of global freshwater use, and food production will need to grow by 69% by 2035 to feed the growing population. Water demand globally is projected to increase by 55% between 20. And both populations and temperatures are ever-rising, meaning that the freshwater we do have is under severe pressure. ![]() Given that 70% of the Earth’s surface is water, and that volume remains constant (at 1,386,000,000 cubic kilometres), how is a water shortage even possible? Well, 97.5% is seawater unfit for human consumption. The water needs to come from such different sources for a reason – it’s because there is a global freshwater crisis. The H20 in an Indian can of Coca-Cola includes treated rainwater, while the contents in the Maldives may once have been seawater. ![]() The next time you open a can of soft drink, consider where the water inside it came from.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |