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there is 45 million gallons of fresh water in glaciers
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How much of the earths water is ocean water?
While the oceans cover about 70% of the surface area, they actually hold 96.5% of all the water on Earth. Another 1% of the ground water of the Earth is saline, leaving only 2.5% fresh water. Of the 2.5% fresh, most of it is frozen in glaciers or snow and only about 1% exist in liquid form. Almost all of that fresh water is ground water with only a tiny bit in lakes and streams.
What is the cause of the level of earths oceans dropped?
Much of earth'swater was frozen into glaciers
Why cant you take glaciers and melt them for drinking water?
I'd like to know who says you can't. It's certainly possible, if you're in a place where glaciers are plentiful and surface water isn't. However, for most places, there's fresh water available much closer and more conveniently.
Is snow made from fresh water?
I should think it would be made of salt water since the icebergs I have heard of are all in the ocean. They are pure water as they are created from glaciers and since glacier ice is formed from falling snow and snow results from condensed water vapor in the atmosphere, the water from icebergs is quite pure.
What is the result of Global Warming and the melting of Glaciers?
In 2100 water levels will rise by three feet. Any city below three feet of sea level will flood. Many cities will flood because there are many cities below sea level. Not everybody will be flooded. Much of the world's fresh water comes from mountain glaciers. So if those glaciers melt people will run out of fresh water and people will die especially the people that live in Asia.
How much of earths water fresh water is in iceburgs and glaciers?
45%
How much fresh water is there on Earth.?
3% of the earths water, is fresh water
How much of earth fresh water is in icebergs and glaciers?
3%
How much of the earths water is fresh water and how much is for drinking?
3% is fresh, but 1% is for drinking.
What is much of earths usable freshwater obtained from?
The largest source of freshwater on earth is ice sheets, glaciers, and icebergs. The Great Lakes are the largest fresh water on the planet.
How much of fresh water is found in surface water like river steams and lakes?
Only about 1.7% of earths water is drinkable fresh water, so conserve it! Most of the fresh water is found in glaciers
How much of the earths water is fresh?
Earth's freshwater can be found in many places. More than 68 percent is in icecaps and glaciers, 30 percent in ground water, and 0.3 percent in rivers, lakes, and swamps.
How much fresh water is there on the planet?
Approximately 2.5% of the water on Earth is fresh water, with about 69% of that locked up in glaciers and ice caps and another 30% stored underground. Only a small fraction, around 0.3%, is found in rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere where it is accessible for direct human use.
How much of the earths water is drinking water?
Less than 1%Explanation: Just 2.5% of the planet's water is fresh. Less than 1% is readily available for human consumption because some of the fresh water is stored in the form of ice bergs.actually, it is 4.04% of the world's water is fresh water
How much of Earth's fresh water is in ice sheets and glaciers?
Slightly over two-thirds (66%+) of the Fresh Water supply is frozen.About 69% has been estimated.
How much of earths fresh water is found in surface water like rivers streams and lakes?
0.3%
How much of the earths fresh water is found in surface water like rivers streams and lake?
0.3%
