drop on the planet: visualizations of water on earth
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Scarcity of freshwater is a defining feature of planet Earth. This EcoWest.org presentation shares graphics that visualize our most precious natural resource.TRANSCRIPT
- 1. Drop on the planet: Visualizing water on Earth10/14/2013
2. Drop on the planet: visualizing the Earths water10/14/20132 3. 10/14/20133 4. Breaking down the worlds water Saline groundwater and saline lakes, 1%Atmospheric water 0.22%Surface water and other freshwater 1.3%Freshwater 2.5%Biological water 0.22% Rivers 0.46% Swamps and marshes 2.53%Lakes 20.1%Groundwater 30.1%Oceans 96.5%Global water supplyGlaciers and ice caps 68.6%FreshwaterSoil moisture 3.52%Ice and snow 73.1%Surface water and other freshwaterSource: Water in Crisis: A Guide to the Worlds Fresh Water Resources10/14/20134 5. The worlds waterSource: Pacific Institute10/14/20135 6. Download more slides and other resourcesecowest.org10/14/20136