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What percentage of the Earth's freshwater is drinkable above ground water?

Question #151413. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Jul 11 2024.
Originally posted Jul 11 2024 8:28 PM.

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As little as just 1.2% of the 3% that is fresh water. That's only 0.036%.
Only about three percent of Earth's water is fresh water. Of that, only about 1.2 percent can be used as drinking water; the rest is locked up in glaciers, ice caps, and permafrost, or buried deep in the ground. Most of our drinking water comes from rivers and streams. From each river's source, the water meanders through the landscape meeting up with other streams and shaping civilization as we know it. This water is the lifeline of ecosystems around the world.
link https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/resource-library-rivers-and-streams/

Response last updated by psnz on Jul 11 2024.
Jul 11 2024, 8:34 PM
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