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Fred Sanders

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3. Ocean water, atmospheric and trapped underground fresh land water and the tiny, tiny ball is fresh useable water.
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 06:10 PM
Aug 2015
http://water.usgs.gov/edu/earthhowmuch.html

"The Earth is a watery place. But just how much water exists on, in, and above our planet? About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is water-covered, and the oceans hold about 96.5 percent of all Earth's water. Water also exists in the air as water vapor, in rivers and lakes, in icecaps and glaciers, in the ground as soil moisture and in aquifers, and even in you and your dog."

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"Do you notice the "tiny" bubble over Atlanta, Georgia? That one represents fresh water in all the lakes and rivers on the planet. Most of the water people and life on earth need every day comes from these surface-water sources. The volume of this sphere is about 22,339 mi3 (93,113 km3). The diameter of this sphere is about 34.9 miles (56.2 kilometers). Yes, Lake Michigan looks way bigger than this sphere, but you have to try to imagine a bubble almost 35 miles high—whereas the average depth of Lake Michigan is less than 300 feet (91 meters)."

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This is the amount of water on Earth, in graphic form for the ignorant crowd I am sorry your post Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #1
Thanks, Fred. Is that all the *fresh* water on Earth? villager Aug 2015 #2
Ocean water, atmospheric and trapped underground fresh land water and the tiny, tiny ball is fresh useable water. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #3
Good infographic, Fred. Amazing how many even on a "progressive" site are so willing... villager Aug 2015 #5
Folks get fooled by surface water....an ocean 4 miles deep is barely a scratch in the surface, and Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #7
We are all barely a wisp, really.... villager Aug 2015 #9
I am always aghast handmade34 Aug 2015 #4
Talk about "Paulites!" This "Underground" is full of 'em on certain subjects... villager Aug 2015 #6
L I T E R A L L Y tblue Aug 2015 #15
The "I got mine, you get yours" attitude is not one of any progressive or liberal I know. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #8
Not coincidentally, there seemed to be some Gungeon posters who'd drifted over... villager Aug 2015 #10
Really? I will take a peek....I have around 20 on Full Ignore...for a reason. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #11
I hear ya, Fred. villager Aug 2015 #12
That's pretty much the normal reaction kentauros Aug 2015 #13
Been there. People are adamant about MEAT. tblue Aug 2015 #14
man, it wasn't really about *giving up* meat, just about how much water a single burger uses... villager Aug 2015 #16
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