World Water Day is being observed across the globe.
First observed in 1993 by United Nations, the objective of World Water Day is to raise awareness and inspire action to tackle the water and sanitation crisis.
This year’s theme is about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis. According to UN-Water, 2.3 billion people, or one in four of the world’s population, live in water-stressed countries.
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Did you know China uses around 362 trillion gallons of water, making it the country that uses the most water? Let’s find out more interesting facts about water:
- Today, 1 in 4 people – 2 billion people worldwide – lack safe drinking water.
- By 2025, water withdrawals are predicted to increase by 50 percent in developing countries and 18 percent in developed countries.
- 1% of the world’s water is drinkable.
- Your bones are composed of 31% water.
- Cold water is heavier than hot water.
- 90% of the world’s freshwater is in Antarctica.
- Water makes up about 66 percent of the human body.
- There are no scientific studies that support the recommendation to drink 8 glasses of water per day.
- There is an estimated 326 million trillion gallons of water on earth.
- NASA has discovered water in the form of ice on the moon.
