Percentages
Percentage of the Earth's surface that is covered by water
75%
litres of water a person typically drink on a daily basis
5 litres
desalination
the removal of salt from seawater
the disadvantage of cloud seeding method
it does not work on cloudless days or during periods of drought
the name of the country that has a lot of vegetarians
India
percentage of fresh water that is inaccessible
99%
liters of water required for the production of a kilo of lamb
10.412 liters
water purification
the removal of contaminants from water
the disadvantage of a switch to a vegan diet in order to solve the water shortage problem
less than 10 % of the world population is a vegetarian proving that can not be applied for all
the name of the part of the world that should pay attention to reducing the volume of wastewater
Europe
percentage of global fresh water consumption that agriculture accounts for
approximately 70%
15,400 liters
cloud seeding
a technique that aims to boost rainfall by stimulating production of ice crystals in clouds
the disadvantage of desalination method
it is an energy-intensive, and can not meet the needs of all the people, depends on the availability of seawater
the name of the country that used weather-modification method during the worldwide events
China
a share of population that is at risk from water scarcity, according to Kummu et al. (2010)
a third
liters of water that are spend on getting a kilo of goat meat
5,521 liters
carbon dioxide cleaning
a sterilization method which uses recycled carbon dioxide gas in place of water to allow for dry cleaning in an eco-friendly manner (Wickstrom, 2015)
advantages of shifting into a vegan diet culture
the production of crops is less water-intensive than the production of meat and reduces the amount of water consumed by agriculture
the name of the country where National Academy of Sciences situated stated the scarcity of evidence proving the efficacy of cloud seeding
United States
the percentage of vegetarians throughout the world
less than 10%
liters of water that are required to get 1 kilo of bananas, cabbage and tomatoes
790 liters, 237 liters, 214 liters
chemicals used for cloud seeding
potassium chloride, sodium chloride, silver iodide
3 advantages of cloud seeding method
can be used to dissipate clouds when it is necessary, inexpensive and energy-efficient alternative to desalination, could increase rainfall by 10-30%
where is the former prime minister from that has warned humanity about the devastating political impact of water scarcity?
Canada