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