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Because some of the water is either stuck in glaciers, inside clouds, or too far underground to reach.

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Why is there only 1 percent of fresh water available for organisms to use?

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What percent of the earth's available water is fresh water?

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What percentage of the earths waters is fresh water available for use by living organism?

Approximately 2.5% of Earth's water is fresh water, of which only about 0.5% is readily accessible for use by living organisms. The majority of fresh water is stored in glaciers, ice caps, and deep underground aquifers.


What percent of all water on earth is found in the ocean ocean?

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What percentage of the earth water is fresh water available for use by living organism?

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What percentage of earths water is fresh water available for use by living organisms?

three percent of all the earths water is fresh water


What pecentage of earth's water is available for drinking irrigation etc and what percentage is not?

Only about 0.3% of Earth's water is fresh water available for drinking, irrigation, etc. The rest is stored in oceans, glaciers, and underground sources, making it unsuitable for direct human use without treatment.


How much of the world's fresh water is available for human use?

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How much Of all the fresh water available how much of it is ready for use by humans?

Only about 1% of the world's fresh water supply is easily accessible and ready for human use. The rest is stored in glaciers, ice caps, or deep underground aquifers.


Why is only a small percent of the earths fresh water avaible to us?

The majority of Earth's fresh water is stored in glaciers, ice caps, and deep underground reservoirs, making it inaccessible for human use. Only a small percentage of fresh water is readily available in lakes, rivers, and surface groundwater sources for human consumption.


What percentage of the total amount of fresh water?

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Why do we need to save water even if its in winter?

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