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Habeeb Sheikh  C BLOCK CSI HS IS 11/3/10 __ Water Crisis __

 My essay is going to be about the global water crisis going on today and how it affects the world. Today in the world over 884 millionpeople lack access to water because, there isn’t enough of it in the world. The world is extremely limited in terms of water. There is also one child who dies every 15 seconds because of a water shortage. Just because the world lacks water, one in five people don’t have access to it. This problem can damage our society severely, because in the long run we will still have oil left and no water at all.

 Fresh water is an essential element to us, but we have a shortage of it. The earth is covered with 70 percent water, although only three percent of that is fresh water. We can only drink 0.07 percent of that. That 0.07 percent is available for the whole world. The other 67 percent of water is totally salty. This leaves many countries without water to drink. 884 million people lack access to water because there is a very little amount of it. Even though there is more water than land, no one can drink a large portion of it. Since many people lack access to water, there are many negatives to it.

 Within the world there are 30,000 children who die a day without water. At an average rate this means one kid dies every 15 seconds. Since water makes up 60 percent of your body, 70 percent of your brain and 80% of you blood, it is extremely important to us if we want function. The primary reason these kids die is because; they don’t have water in their systems. Food isn’t as much of a problem as water. You can go one week without food, but you cant go one week without water. In fact, fresh water is even more valuable than gold. If you have gold you will be happy, but if you don’t have water, you wont survive. Fresh water is extremely important and essential if you want to live.

 Since water usage is high, 1 in 5 people don’t have access to water. Usually, if you go take a 30-minute shower, you may think it’s no problem. However you are really using 100 gallons of water. One toilet flush may not seem like a lot, but in average it is three gallons. Every second one child is born and this means the population is increasing. Population increase means there will be a lot more water being used. The use of water has tripled ever since we have gotten into the 20th century. On the other hand, even though children are being born every second they are also dying because of this water crisis. The world has over a billion people and many of them live on less than 3 gallons of water. This only allows them to take 1-minute showers and drink a glass or two of water. The average American uses over 150 gallons a day taking 10-30 minute showers, drinking a lot of water and brushing with the tap water on. Although it seems like you aren’t wasting water you really are.

 A water crisis is a very huge threat to mankind. People all around the world suffer in all types of climates. For example a person living in 100 degrees weather will obviously be thirsty. This person might not have access to water however, because of his/her countries poverty. A high water usage has already led to most countries not having enough groundwater. Places like San Antonio will run out if water within 10-20 years, causing their population to decrease by a lot. Since there is foods, which require water, like some grains, the water crisis can possibly lead to a food crisis. This is because, prices of food will increase, because the water used to produce it, will be at a miniscule amount. If we don’t find a way to reduce water usage and get more water back then the human race could possible come to an end.