Water

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The vast majority of the Earth's water resources are salt water, with only 2.5% being fresh water. Approximately 70% of the fresh water available on the planet is frozen in the icecaps of Antarctica and Greenland leaving the remaining 0.7% of total water resources worldwide available for consumption. However from this 0.7%, roughly 87% is allocated to agricultural purposes. Español, Chinese, Italiano

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Date Of Record Release	2010-03-05 16:00:10
Description	The vast majority of the Earth's water resources are salt water, with only 2.5% being fresh water. Approximately 70% of the fresh water available on the planet is frozen in the icecaps of Antarctica and Greenland leaving the remaining 0.7% of total water resources worldwide available for consumption. However from this 0.7%, roughly 87% is allocated to agricultural purposes. Español, Chinese, Italiano
Classification	Water and Wastewater Agriculture Agriculture -- Water Climate and Meteorology -- Climate Change
Resource Type	Guide/Report/Fact sheet
Format	Text
Subject	Agriculture Global warming Climatic changes
Source	The Climate Institute
Keyword	Fresh water, Water quality, Climate change, Global warming
Selector	Selection Committee
Date Of Record Creation	2010-03-05 15:55:14
Education Level	Technician/Professional/Faculty
Date Last Modified	2010-04-26 17:10:51
Language	English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese

Date Record Checked: 2010-03-05 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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