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Distribution of the Earth's water. Earth is known as the Blue Planet because 71 percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water. Water also exists below land surface and as water vapor in the air. Water is a finite source. The bottled water that is consumed today might possibly be the same water that once trickled down the back of a wooly mammoth.
Water covers 70% of our planet, and it is easy to think that it will always be plentiful. However, freshwaterâthe stuff we drink, bathe in, irrigate our farm fields withâis incredibly rare. Only 3% of the worldâs water is fresh water, and two-thirds of that is tucked away in frozen glaciers or otherwise unavailable for our use. As a result, some 1.1 billion people worldwide lack access to water, and a total of 2.7 billion find water scarce for at least one month of the year.