Dwindling Freshwater Resources Article

About three-tenths of Earth's fresh water is under the surface in the form of groundwater.

Population growth and climate change will create additional challenges.

Conflicts over water resources are common throughout the world.

Population growth and climate change will create additional challenges.

Fresh water can help fisheries give people food and jobs.

Fresh water can cause fights between different groups.

Fresh water is rare and not everybody has the same access to it.

Fresh water is important for businesses and economies.

that fresh water makes up only a small percentage of the water on Earth

that Americans are starting to have problems getting access to fresh water

that fresh water is easily available to most people and countries around the world

that sources of fresh water are more abundant than sources of salt water

to demonstrate that a lack of access to water can have devastating consequences

to highlight the fact that most of the Earth's fresh water is trapped in ice or underground

to warn that the United States will soon follow other countries that do not have drinking water

to persuade the readers to join the United Nations and help those who do not have safe water