Name: Is Earth Running Out of Water? (feat. Life Noggin)
Uploaded: 2018-12-24T14:29:37.000Z
Duration: 6 min 32 s
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and before we get started, I need some water.

Why am I eating chips in the first place?

Well, folks, as water becomes more scarce,

drinking toilet water is gonna become a reality

Is it just me or does it seem like there's more

Like, take what's happening in Cape Town, South Africa

It's so bad that government officials are even showing up

Just imagine, they just kick down your door

And I live in California where we just came out

of a really long drought where we had big water restrictions

like bans on watering lawns or washing cars

with hoses that don't have shut-off nozzles.

So, with all these stories about water shortages,

of clean water is already a major problem

because they don't have access to the clean stuff,

and because of this, more than half a million

and sanitation is a major goal of the United Nations.

Now, it's no secret that we all need water to survive.

We drink it, we grow our food with it, we bathe in it,

and some of us even use it for water ballon fights.

And it's also used in a lot of industries,

we're using it up faster than we can replace it.

According to the World Health Organization,

to meet their basic needs during certain times of the year

So, you might be thinking, wait a minute,

I mean, we all learned about the water cycle.

Water doesn't just go away, it just changes states

as it evaporates, rains or snows, and melts.

And what about all those crazy rainstorms

Those are dropping tons of water on the planet,

so we can't possibly be running short, can we?

but it's a little more complicated than that.

I'll let my robot friend, Blocko, explain.

Hey, there, everyone, I'm Blocko from Life Noggin.

that not all of the water on Earth is usable.

so most of the Earth's drinking water comes

from fresh water lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater.

Groundwater is all the water stored below

the Earth's surface, in soil, in between rocks,

As water evaporates, rains, snows, and melts,

- Thanks for that, Blocko, it was good seeing you.

- You, too, Myles and don't forget to keep on thinking.

So, as Blocko explained, water availability varies

that's flush with water can necessarily give it

all that rain doesn't necessarily soak into the ground

where it can replenish groundwater and make itself useful.

Instead, it can create big problems like flooding

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Is Earth Running Out of Water? (feat. Life Noggin)

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