Question

write some fact and figures about water in the world

Answer 1

Some of the intersting facts about water:

Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid.
Drinking too much water too quickly can lead to water intoxication.
A person can live about a month without food, but only about a week without water.
Over 90% of the world’s supply of fresh water is located in Antarctica.
NASA has discovered water in the form of ice on the moon.
In some countries, less than half the population has access to clean water.

Answer 2

• As per the UN world water development estimation 2003,96.5 percent of the total volume of world's water exists as oceans and only 2.5 percent exist as fresh water

• 70% of the fresh water occurs as ice sheets and glaciers in Antarctica , Greenland and montainous regions of the world

• 30% of the water is stored ground water in the world's aquifers

• India receives nearly 4 percent of the global precipitation [rain and snow],but ranks 133rd in the world in terms of water availability per person per year

• in the 1999,the total renewable water resources of India are estimated at 1897 sq km per annum

• It is predicted that by 2025, large parts of India will face absolute water scarcity