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If the world's water supply dried up, it would have catastrophic consequences for all life forms. We rely on water for drinking, agriculture, industry, and sanitation. It would be a global crisis that would require immediate and coordinated action to find alternative sources of water and implement sustainable water management strategies.
It was to increase the worlds food supply, which unfortunaltely depleated the worlds water supply
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the majority of the world water is salt water, and about 3% of the worlds water is fresh but 2% of that water is glaciers. so that leaves only 1% of the worlds water supply
mountains are important for water supply because all the worlds major rivers have there source in mountainous areas
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I believe the Romans and their aqua ducts.
Health consequences are as follows: * lung and respitory problems * killing off of certain animal species creating less food supply * creating less water supply * algae build-up can create air-born diseases
"The Antarctic Icecap is the largest supply of fresh water, representing nearly 2% of the world's total of fresh and salt water." Source: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004674.html