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water hazards

THE DOWNSIDE OF OVER WATERING & UNDER WATERING
by Alan Ray
Water is as necessary for life on planet Earth as food . On average , humans can last only a few weeks without eating before the Grim Reaper puts you on his to-do list . But go without water and you won ’ t live long enough to starve . Plants are no different .
DID YOU KNOW ?
• TWO-THIRDS of the Earth is covered in water and of that , 97 percent is saline based ( ocean waters ) leaving only around three percent of fresh water in the world .
• Remarkably , of that three percent , 68 PERCENT is locked up in glaciers , snow-caps , and frozen tundra , leaving less than one percent potable water .
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