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    While the Earth has enormous quantities of water, only 1.2% is safe for human consumption. Access to clean water is limited for many living in poverty or rural areas. Pollution from toxic materials mixing with water has led to many contaminated water sources. Half of the world's freshwater is located in just six countries, meaning over a billion people lack sufficient clean water. While the total water supply will not be depleted, the amount available for human use is limited, so water resources must be managed sustainably.

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    While the Earth has enormous quantities of water, only 1.2% is safe for human consumption. Access to clean water is limited for many living in poverty or rural areas. Pollution from toxic materials mixing with water has led to many contaminated water sources. Half of the world's freshwater is located in just six countries, meaning over a billion people lack sufficient clean water. While the total water supply will not be depleted, the amount available for human use is limited, so water resources must be managed sustainably.

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    While the Earth has enormous quantities of water, only 1.2% is safe for human consumption. Access to clean water is limited for many living in poverty or rural areas. Pollution from toxic materials mixing with water has led to many contaminated water sources. Half of the world's freshwater is located in just six countries, meaning over a billion people lack sufficient clean water. While the total water supply will not be depleted, the amount available for human use is limited, so water resources must be managed sustainably.

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    Joelle Beatriz Estrada

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    Is Water Truly Infinite?

    Studying the water cycle, it can be observed that planet Earth is really good at
    recycling water. In fact, according to Carter (2022), “The Earth itself will not run out of water
    as it contains enormous quantities of H2O within its oceans, lakes, rivers, atmosphere, and
    even in the rocks of the inner Earth! Three-quarters of the globe is made up of our oceans. We
    also have mountain glaciers, polar ice caps, rocks that hold H2O in Earth's inner layers, lakes,
    and rivers.” Despite there being copious amounts of water though, only about 1.2% of it is
    safe to drink (National Geographic, 2022).

    The problem is that clean water is inaccessible to many, especially those living in
    poverty or in rural areas. Also, one of the vulnerabilities of water is that it is a universal
    solvent. This means that toxic materials easily dissolve and mix with water, which is why we
    have a lot of polluted rivers and ponds. That being said, a lot of areas around the world do not
    have the proper equipment to treat the water and turn it into clean drinking water.

    Half of the world's freshwater is located only in six countries, meaning there are more
    than a billion people living without enough safe and clean water (Will Earth Run out of
    Water? | AMNH, 2018). Transporting this water is also an issue because it's costly. In
    conclusion, Earth’s water supply will not run out any time soon; however, it is important that
    we use the at home wisely because there is only a limited amount that can actually be used by
    humans.

    REFERENCES:
    Carter, S. (2022, September 19). Looking Into the Future: When Will the Earth Run Out
    of Water? Aquabliss.com; AquaBliss.
    https://aquabliss.com/blogs/healthy-water/looking-into-the-future-will-the-earth-
    run-out-of-water-one-day

    Earth’s Freshwater | National Geographic Society. (2022). Nationalgeographic.org.


    https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/earths-fresh-water

    Will Earth run out of water? | AMNH. (2018). American Museum of Natural History.
    https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/earth/ask-a-scientist-about-our-environmen
    t/will-earth-run-out-of-water

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