Water Resource Issues: What You Need To Know! Water is the most important resource on the planet. It's also the most plentiful. But it's also not as useable as you may think. As the world grows in population, countries develop out of poverty, and weather patterns change all over the globe, water resource issues arise. Without a proper plan for fixing these issues, we could be in for a very tough future. Here are ten of the biggest water resource issues facing the world. This top 10 brought to you by Zero2Hero!! Don't forget to subscribe here! https://goo.gl/NXuChu Click here to see the Top 10 RAREST Birds on Earth!! https://youtu.be/jJXwi1gVhf8 Number 10: The 1% Rule. Despite the incredible amount of water available on our planet, only one percent of it is actually drinkable. Luckily, that amount has been good enough to sustain human life for millennia, but, as our world changes, we may need much more than that. Even worse, this small percentage isn't as clean as it used to be. Most of the water on Earth, 97 percent or so, is salty ocean water, so we can't really use it for anything. Another 2 percent is frozen solid in the ice caps at the North and South Pole, so it's unreachable. That leaves only 1 percent that we can use for everything we need. On the plus side, this small percentage of fresh water is fairly accessible. A lot of it is in lakes and ponds around the world, as well as underground wells throughout the planet. We can easily get to it and move it from place to place to take care of everybody, but many challenges are rising, including the growth of our world population. Number 9: More People. The world population is exploding. In the early 19th century, the entire planet had one billion people. Today, estimates clock in at around 7.5 billion people worldwide. Mankind has never grown by these numbers in history. With the growth of population comes a natural need for more water. Every person needs to drink, bathe, wash clothes, and do many other things, all involving fresh water. The supply is being stretched incredibly thin, and will only be getting thinner. At the rate things are moving, experts believe we will have 11.2 billion people on Earth by the year 2100. The problem goes beyond drinking and bathing, too. Water is needed for farming, taking care of animals, and all kinds of infrastructure as villages grow into towns and towns grow into cities. As the population increases, the need for clean water will increase just as much. Number 8: Development. As with population growth, cities are growing all over the planet. People have to live somewhere, right? So, a lot of infrastructure has to be put in place, such as houses, streets, buildings, stores, and many other conveniences of daily life. Most of all, more water needs to flow to these areas so people can live. With a growing population comes the need for more products and services, too. People will need transportation, food, services and tons of other things, all of which require water to produce. Unfortunately, if we don't figure out how to handle this added burden, we could be in for a tough road ahead. Many nations around the country are growing faster than ever before and seeing huge numbers of new residents. It can be hard to keep up with infrastructure, especially in rural nations where water is already rare enough. Sometimes the problem can be eased by rain, but quite often these areas are in drought, which leads us to... Number 7: Worldwide Droughts. Worldwide droughts have been on the rise in recent years. If that's not bad enough, some of these droughts have lasted longer and been more severe than ever before. Scientists studying climate change are worried that these problems will only get worse. Before we get into the issues of drought, though, take a moment to like this video and to subscribe to Zero2Hero! It only takes a second of your time, but, it means a lot to us here! When an area experiences a drought, it can be weeks, or even months before a single drop of rain hits the ground. The residents have to find water somewhere else and sometimes the government has to ship it in. All of this costs money, and for poorer nations this can be too heavy a burden. Weather patterns have been drastically changing in recent decades, leading to stronger hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts and other major weather events. Many believe that global warming is causing many of these issues and that we may not even be able to undo the damage. Number 6: Many Uses. As we know, water is an important element of nearly everything on Earth. From start to finish, water is involved through many processes of creating all kinds of goods. Without sufficient water, a lot of the goods we enjoy today will have to limit their supply or stop production for good.
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