Less than 8 ten-thousandths of 1 percent that s 0.00008 percent. This meager amount is unevenly distributed and often poorly managed. Many parts of the world face a water crisis. 3 billion people lack sufficient water for sanitation. 10,000 people die every day from diseases related to polluted water and poor sanitation.
Thousands more suffer from debilitating diseases.
You think we have bad fights over oil. Just wait until we start fighting over water. In North America, we like to think we are immune to water wars. After all, we have plenty of water, or so it seems. But large parts of the United States, including some of our fastest growing regions, have limited or declining water supplies.