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Graphic: All the water in the world

April 16, 2008

A diagram, by Circle of Blue, illustrating just how little freshwater the world has to work with. If all the world’s water were to fit inside 100 glasses, the supply available to humanity would not fill three quarters of one glass.

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8 Responses to “Graphic: All the water in the world”

  1. Gender & Water Community » Blog Archive » Bits and pieces from the net on April 18th, 2008 12:01 am

    [...] …all the water in the world, WaterNews presents us with an impressive map [...]

  2. mohsin on May 20th, 2008 4:43 am

    i just need facts & figure of water, fresh water, waste of water etc if possible world wide.

  3. uv glass on June 4th, 2008 3:34 am

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  4. s p glass on June 5th, 2008 5:03 am

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  5. Graphical Representation of Fresh Water Scarcity « WaterDrop on June 11th, 2008 7:01 pm

    [...] Published June 11, 2008 awareness Tags: Crisis, diagram, water Here is a great graph from Circle of Blue that highlights Elyse’s earlier post on the minimal amounts of fresh water left on the [...]

  6. Caribbean Land and Property Blog on June 17th, 2008 9:14 am

    Once Is Not Enough – Making Use of Greywater…

    In looking into ways I can green my home I’m exploring the possibilities of using Greywater. Greywater? I know it doesn’t sound all that appealing does it? Not like something you want to bathe and splash about in! But in light of the precious nee…

  7. Terri on June 17th, 2008 9:34 am

    I love this diagram – it’s so clear and really highlights how precious water is. This whole website and information is a fantastic resource.

    I just wrote a blog about using greywater in an effort to conserve water. You can check it out at
    http://www.caribbeanlandandproperty.com/caribbean_home_builder_blog/index.php?/archives/80-Once-Is-Not-Enough-Making-Use-of-Greywater.html

    I want to do what I can to help promote the conservation of our most precious resource.

    Onelove

    Terri

  8. Steve Foerster on June 18th, 2008 11:11 am

    This really highlights the potential usefulness of research into better desalinization techniques.

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