The World ’ s Water
Many can ’ t get water that is clean
Many , many people around the world do not have clean water to drink . Or even water in general . At least 800 million people around the world do not have clean water to use at all . Major cities and countries , such as New York , London , Paris , Los Angeles , etc . , have safe water reserves . Others around the planet are not as fortunate . Water is essential to life and many search and search with no such luck . While we get water to our houses in less than a second , others may even risk their life to get water that is barely healthy . America is rich in water . Around 300 million people have clean water to use in any way . But how long until that number starts dropping .
In the year 1988 , a mass water shortage overcame South Florida . To this day many people move to Florida everyday . It was the same In those years . 1000 newcomers arrived in the state daily . Since every newcomer needed 200 gallons a day , that resulted in around 200,000 gallons being pumped into the state every single day . Another reason that the water started to go missing was that South Florida only had 3 main water sources ; the Kissimmee River , Lake Okeechobee , and the Everglades . With these limited sources , water started to be reserved for when it was needed . One resident of Cape Coral had gotten a $ 48.50 ticket just for watering her lawn . The most simple tasks could not be done with the restricted water usage .