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How Wet is Wet?
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How much water is in the ground?
How Wet is Wet?
We all know much of the Earth's available water is in the oceans, and therefore, not really useable for much of what we need. Where's the rest? Here's the breakdown:
oceans 97% of all water
ice (glaciers, icecaps) 2%
groundwater 0.6%
surface water 0.01%
(It doesn't add up to exactly 100% because of rounding, and because there is a tiny, tiny fraction in the atmosphere and soils.)
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