Water scarcity problem!
Water Scarcity Can you believe this is all the water on planet Earth!
A problem with water scarcity. In reality, the amount of water on planet Earth is very small.
Although ocean water covers about 70 percent of the Earth’s surface
However, these oceans are shallow compared to the Earth’s radius.
The featured illustration shows what would happen if all the water at or near the Earth’s surface were pooled into a sphere.
The radius of this sphere will be only about 700 km, That is, less than half the radius of Earth’s moon
The smaller blue dot represents all fresh lake and river water on Earth
However, there are still studies on whether there are any other quantities of water that may be trapped underground.
The most important causes of economic water shortage are:
decline in the economic situation, and political conflicts, And ethnic discrimination.
Consequences of water shortage:
The following are the most important consequences caused by the problem of water shortage:
The following are the most important consequences caused by the problem of water shortage:
The lack of usable water forces people to resort to polluted water filled with dangerous germs to meet their needs
Nearly one million people die annually from diseases related to water pollution with sewage.
Water shortages can affect a person’s physical health
Pure water is a basic necessity for healthy growth, and it also protects children from transmitting diseases to them through contaminated water, such as typhoid.
Globally, a child dies every two minutes due to diseases transmitted by polluted water.
There are approximately 160 million children around the world suffering from stunting and malnutrition linked to a lack of safe drinking water.
Or the lack of sanitation services that prevent water pollution.
Aabar Group Company helps in finding alternative sources of water, such as well water at different depths and discovering new places and reservoirs.
Source : jack cook, Adam Neiman, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Data source: Igor Shiklomanov
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