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Short Answer:
Of all fresh water on Earth, 69% is frozen. And, even it it melts through global warming, most of it goes into the ocean. Basically, all the water we get is either from rain or what is pumped up from the rapidly diminishing aquifers.
There is not really much fresh ware on Earth. 1.74% of all Earth's water is in this frozen form as ice caps, glaciers and snow.
Only 0.75% of Earth's water is liquid water and potentially accessible as fresh water in ground water, lakes, streams and swamps.
Long Answer:
About 97.5% of water on Earth is salt water and 2.5% fresh water.
All of the oceans are salt water and the oceans represent more than 96% of all water on Earth.
Of the 2.5% fresh water, only 0.3% is in liquid form on the surface. Most of the rest is frozen or underground. Less than .01 % of all water is in lakes and rivers.
A breakdown of the various forms of water is as follows, going from the largest to the smallest.
96.5000% Oceans, Seas, bays
1.7400% Ice caps, glaciers, snow
0.9400% Saline Groundwater
0.7600% Fresh groundwater
0.0220% Ground ice and permafrost
0.0070% Fresh Lakes
0.0060% Saline Lakes
0.0010% Soil moisture
0.0010% Atmosphere
0.0008% Swamps
0.0002% Rivers
0.0001% Biological
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∙ 11y ago
Most of Earth's fresh water is stored in ice caps, glaciers, and underground aquifers. These sources hold about 69% of the world's fresh water, with only a small percentage readily available in lakes, rivers, and atmospheric moisture.
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∙ 11y agoMost of the earth's fresh water is found in the frozen ice caps at both the North Pole and the South Pole.
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Where is earths available fresh water located?
Earth's available fresh water is located in various sources such as lakes, rivers, underground aquifers, and glaciers. The largest percentage of fresh water is found in glaciers and ice caps, while the most accessible sources for human use are rivers and underground aquifers.
Where is most of the earths water?
the ocean
Where is most of Earth's fresh water?
Most of Earth's fresh water is stored in glaciers and ice caps, accounting for about 68.7% of the total fresh water. Other sources include groundwater, which makes up about 30.1%, and surface water in lakes, rivers, and swamps, which account for roughly 0.3%.
Being a blue planet why do you face shotage of water?
Partly because most of earths water is salt water!
Where is almost two thirds of earth fresh water located?
According to the Fresh Water entry in Wikipedia:- Out of all the water on Earth, only 2.75 percent is fresh water, including 2.05 percent frozen in Glaciers, 0.68 percent as Groundwaterand 0.011 percent of it as Surface_waterin lakes and rivers.Freshwater lakes, most notably Lake_Baikalin Russia and the Great_Lakes_(North_Americain North America, contain seven-eighths of this fresh surface water. Swamps have most of the balance with only a small amount in rivers, most notably the Amazon_River.The atmosphere contains 0.04% water. In areas with no fresh water on the ground surface, fresh water derived from precipitation may, because of its lower density, overlie saline ground water in lenses or layers.Most of the world's fresh water is frozen in Ice_sheets.
Is most of earth's water frozen at the poles?
no. but most of earths fresh water is.
Is most of the water on the earths surface fresh water or salt water?
Salt Water
Why is most of earths fresh water not avalible?
Because we are still in an era of Glaciation meaning most of earth fresh water is in Ice form as Glaciers.
What percentage of earths water is fresh water available for use by living organisms?
three percent of all the earths water is fresh water
How much fresh water is there on Earth.?
3% of the earths water, is fresh water
Where would you find most of the earths fresh water?
Most of Earth's fresh water is stored in glaciers and ice caps, accounting for about 68.7%. The remaining fresh water is primarily found in groundwater (30.1%) and a small fraction in surface water such as lakes, rivers, and streams.
What percent of earths water is fresh?
3%
What is earths distribution of fresh water?
50
Were is most of earths fresh water located?
Under the Earth but occasionally it comes up in springs
How much of the earths water is fresh water and how much is for drinking?
3% is fresh, but 1% is for drinking.
How much of earths fresh water can you use in your life?
You can at least use 1/4 of the water on Earth, but at most, 3/4 of it.
What percentage of the earths fresh water can you use?
3%
