yes the earth is 71% water, but that is not my point
my point has been that the earth is running out of fresh water sources, that we currently use for potable water. According to the U.S. geological survey the earth is about 71% water but out of that water only about 2.5% is fresh water that can be used as a potable water source. only 32% of that is freshwater that we can obtain due to technological limitations.
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yes the earth is 71% water, but that is not my point
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Link[1] Where is the earths water?

Author: Igor Shiklomonov
Cited by: Zachary Ells 5:33 PM 10 December 2014 GMT
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In the first bar, notice how only 2.5% of all Earth's water is freshwater, which is what life needs to survive.
The middle bar shows the breakdown on that 2.5% which is freshwater. Almost all of it is locked up in ice and in the ground. Only a bit more than 1.2% of all freshwater (which was only 2.5% of all water) is surface water, which serves most of life's needs.
The right side bar shows the breakdown of only the surface freshwater, which was only about 1.2% of all freshwater. Most of surface freshwater is locked up in ice, and another 20.9% is in lakes. Notice the 0.49% of surface freshwater that is in rivers. Sounds like a tiny amount, but rivers are where humans get a large portion of their water from.
In fact, look at the globe to the right. There is a tiny 3rd bubble hovering over Georgia, USA. That is the size of a ball of water with all the freshwater in lakes and rivers, yet the water in that bubble has the huge responsibility of serving most of humans' and animals' water needs.
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Ells, Z Affirmative Map for Individual Debate »Ells, Z Affirmative Map for Individual Debate
Harvesting water from Earth's moon »Harvesting water from Earth's moon
The U.S.A should begin harvesting Earths moon for water »The U.S.A should begin harvesting Earths moon for water
New potable water source for all in habitants of planet earth »New potable water source for all in habitants of planet earth
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the earth is made up of 71% of water »the earth is made up of 71% of water
yes the earth is 71% water, but that is not my point