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Are We Running Out of Clean Water?

Provided by: TED-Ed |Published on: April 8, 2022
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  • This video explains why more than half of the world's population experiences water scarcity for at least one month out of the year, even though water covers 71% of the Earth's surface. 
  • Students will learn reasons why we're running out of water, current estimates of water scarcity, and what the agriculture industry is doing to reduce its impact on our water supply. 
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Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
Authors: TED-Ed
Region: Global
Languages: English

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