Thirst for WATER - Earth Day 2009, April 22
Thirst for WATER - Earth Day 2009, April 22
Thirst
To feel a need to drink
To have a strong desire for something
We are all water creatures
It makes up:
60 % of body
70% of brain
80% of blood
The same water that existed on earth
Billions of years ago still exists today
It covers most of the planet, but just 3% is freshwater. (And most of that is ice)
Less than 1% of all freshwater is readily accessible for human use.
To put it another way….
Less than 0.007% of all the water on earth is available to drink.
A quarter of all the clean water that enters your home is used to flush toilets.
One toilet flush uses 3 gallons
A single load of laundry 40 gallons
10 minute shower 50 gallons
Brushing with the tap running 4 gallons
Brushing with the tap off 0.25 gallons
Millions of people in the world live on less than 3 gallons each day
1 in 3 people lack access to adequate sanitation
1 in 5 don’t have access to safe drinking water
It’s been said, we’re going to run out of water before we run out of oil
Our water problem is fast becoming a hunger problem.
It’s a thirsty world.
Save water….Advocate always
that is sad, especially right now that we are facing the effects of global warming.
Help people, the Allah ( God) will help you