Did you know?

If all the Polar ice melts, sea level would rise by 60 metres.
Many of the world’s major cities are near the coast and would be devastated by such a change. Witness the terrible effects on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. This had a storm surge of “only” 8 metres.

97% of the world’s water is salty or otherwise undrinkable;
2% is locked up in glaciers and the ice caps so only 1% is
available for all the needs of the world’s population.

Although it is possible to live without food for more than a
month, a person can only live without water for about a week.

Water makes up 75% of your brain, 83% of your blood and
25% of your bones. As may be expected, most fruits and
vegetables have substantial water content. However, there is a surprising amount of water in many other foods.

Dinosaurs may have drunk the same molecules of water that are in your cup of tea or can of cola today.

You can find other interesting water related facts at www.freshwater.org &
www.njawwa.org/kidsweb/waterfacts/waterfacts.htm & http://witcombe.sbc.edu/water/waterfacts.html

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