Where we get our fresh water - Christiana Z. Peppard
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Fresh water accounts for only 2.5% of Earth's water, yet it is vital for human civilization. What are our sources of fresh water? In the first of a two part series on fresh water, Christiana Z. Peppard breaks the numbers down and discusses who is using it and to what ends.
List three factors that increase demand for fresh water. Give examples of how we are meeting that demand.
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- Educator Christiana Peppard
- Animator Jeremy Collins
- Narrator Christiana Peppard
